The powerful Republican reached a deal in March just weeks before his criminal case on securities fraud charges was set to go to trial.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will work at a food bank as part of a deal he struck with prosecutors earlier this year in his recently closed fraud case, his attorney Dan Cogdell said Thursday. Cogdell declined to provide more information about where or when it’s taking place, citing privacy and security concerns. “I'm not going to get into the weeds of it because I don't think it's anybody's business,” Cogdell said. “I don’t want protestors showing up.
In exchange for having his charges dismissed, Paxton agreed to do 100 hours of community service, complete 15 hours of legal ethics classes and pay about $300,000 in restitution to the victims. He did not admit any wrongdoing. Paxton was indicted in July 2015 for failing to inform friends that he would make a commission off their investment in a North Texas tech company and for neglecting to register with the state as an investment adviser.
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