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
Texas Attorney General Impeachment
Tony Buzbee, attorney for impeached Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, speaks during a news conference at the Republican Party of Texas headquarters in Austin, Texas, Wednesday, June 7, 2023. AUSTIN, Texas — — FBI agents on Thursday arrested a Texas businessman at the center of the scandal that led toNate Paul was booked into an Austin jail in the afternoon after being taken into custody by federal agents, according to online inmate records of the Travis County Sheriff’s Office.
Paul's troubled real estate empire has been the focus of federal scrutiny for years and agents searched his AustinThe next year, Paxton involved his office in the federal case, a move that prompted his top staff to report him to the FBI. Their allegations of bribery and abuse of office by Paxton prompted separate FBI investigation of the attorney general, which remains ongoing.
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