Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton makes deal to end securities fraud charges weeks before trial

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton makes deal to end securities fraud charges weeks before trial
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Tuesday agreed to pay nearly $300,000 in restitution under a deal to end criminal securities fraud charges that have shadowed the Republican for nearly a decade.

The announcement by special prosecutors in a Houston courtroom came less than three weeks before Paxton was set to stand trial on felony charges that could have led to a prison sentence. It was the closest Paxton — who was indicted in 2015 — has ever come to trial over accusations that he duped investors in a tech startup near Dallas.

Under the 18-month pre-trial agreement, the special prosecutors would drop three felony counts against Paxton, while he must pay full restitution to victims, and complete 100 hours of community service and 15 hours of legal ethics education.

Paxton was in the courtroom but made no comment other than affirming to state District Judge Andrea Beall that his signature was on the agreement.

If he had been convicted, Paxton could have been sentenced to life in prison. Paxton’s attorneys emphasized in a statement Tuesday that he made no admission of guilt under the agreement.

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what a load of horseshit. how the fuck do you make "full restitution" without admitting you have caused damages to be restored.

Simple, live in a state/country where people don't believe the truth is real. Ezpz.

Paxton’s attorneys emphasized in a statement Tuesday that he made no admission of guilt under the agreement.

Hey I did nothing wrong, but here's 300k. What a fucked system.

When the prosecutor is a bigger traitor to the law than defendant, miracles can happen

I am really hoping this is the rope this fucking coward uses to hang himself. He is a piece of shit scumbag and he will continue to do piece of shit scumbag shit.

It's not. Just look at TrumpHe's CONSTANTLY spooling rope around his own neck, but those fucking ghouls just give him MORE rope!!

It only hangs someone when the slack stops. There is FAR too much slack in the US "justice" system.