![]() ![]() The $121,000 payment was to Cupertino Builders, whose manager was an associate of Nate Paul, the Austin real estate developer and Paxton donor who is central to the impeachment charges, state corporation and court records show. 1, 2020 - the same day seven of Paxton's top deputies signed a letter informing the head of human resources at the Texas attorney general's office that they had reported Paxton to the FBI over accusations of bribery, abuse of office and improper influence. AP’s earlier story follows below.ĪUSTIN, Texas (AP) - As embattled Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton fights a historic impeachment, his lawyers say they have evidence proving his innocence - including a 2020 wire transfer that purportedly shows the Republican, and not one of his donors, paying more than $120,000 for a home renovation.īut a bank statement that Paxton's defense team showed to a packed room of journalists Wednesday, to try to disprove the bribery allegations against him, has brought to light details that raise new questions about the attorney general's relationship with the wealthy donor. Their allegations of bribery and abuse of office by Paxton prompted separate FBI investigation of the attorney general, which remains ongoing. The next year, Paxton involved his office in the federal case, a move that prompted his top staff to report him to the FBI. Paul’s troubled real estate empire has been the focus of federal scrutiny for years and agents searched his Austin offices and palatial home in 2019. ![]() Paul’s entanglements with Paxton were central to the GOP-led state House of Representatives’ overwhelming vote to impeach the Republican last month. It was not immediately clear what charges led to his arrest and the jail records said only that he was being held on a federal detainer. Nate Paul was booked into an Austin jail Thursday afternoon after being taken into custody by federal agents, according to the Travis County Sheriff’s Office online inmate listings. AUSTIN, Texas - FBI agents have arrested a Texas businessman at the center of the scandal that led to the historic impeachment of state Attorney General Ken Paxton, jail records show. ![]()
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