The DOJ will look into allegations made by Ken Paxton’s former top deputies that the AG took bribes to benefit a political donor who also employed a woman with whom Paxton was alleged to have had an extramarital affair. Story by TexasTribune.
A corruption investigation of Attorney General Ken Paxton, seen on March 1, 2022, has been taken over by U.S. Department of Justice officials. The inquiry looks into allegations made by Paxton’s former top deputies that he took bribes to benefit a political donor who also employed a woman with whom Paxton was alleged to have had an extramarital affair.Justice Department officials in Washington, D.C., are taking over the corruption investigation into Texas Attorney GeneralProsecutors with the U.
State prosecutors Brian Wice and Kent Schaffer, who are handling a separate securities fraud case against Paxton, said in a statement that they were notified Thursday that the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas had been recused from the case by the Justice Department. The probe will now be handled by the DOJ’s Public Integrity Section, which prosecutes allegations of misconduct against local, state and federal elected officials.
The announcement is the first public indication since Paxton’s decision to settle the whistleblower lawsuit that the investigation continues. It’s unclear whether Paxton will face charges. He has denied wrongdoing.
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