Texas AG Ken Paxton faces new investigation under bribery statute over $100K gift

[Disir]

AUSTIN — Attorney General Ken Paxton is being investigated under bribery and corrupt-influence laws for accepting a six-figure gift from a CEO whose company was under investigation by the state for fraud, the district attorney leading the probe confirmed Thursday.

In July 2016, Austin-based medical device company Preferred Imaging LLC agreed to pay a $3.5 million settlement after a multiyear Medicaid and Medicare fraud investigation. The year before, Preferred Imaging CEO James Webb had given $100,000 to help Paxton fight criminal fraud charges the attorney general has been battling since July 2015.
Texas AG Ken Paxton faces new investigation under bribery statute over $100K gift | Texas Politics | Dallas News

Imagine that.

 

[Bootney Lee Farnsworth]

They abused that statute against a Judge elected here in DFW area. She ran against the shitty judge who screwed over her client in a child-custody matter. The judge's political buddies brought bribery charges. It was total horseshit. Now they are trying to use it on Paxton, but I am afraid he has way too many allies for this bullshit to work.

The judge of last court where a grand jury indicted Paxton on corruption charges was run off the bench (different judge). It was a shame. He was a good judge.