Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton‘s criminal fraud case was dismissed Wednesday after he paid $271,000 in restitution to his accusers and completed over 100 hours of community service.
Texas filed motions to dismiss the three felony securities fraud charges against Paxton in the Harris County District Court, special prosecutors Brian Wice and Jed Silverman said in a joint statement.
In March 2024, Paxton agreed to a deal in which he was required to meet several requirements of his pretrial intervention within 18 months. If he had failed to fulfill the terms within that time, a new trial date would have been set.
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By agreeing to the deal last year, Paxton did not admit guilt.
Paxton was accused of defrauding investors by soliciting investments for a
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