Paxton moves closer to trial in criminal fraud case
Lawyers for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton are no longer asking to have a state securities fraud case against him dismissed, moving him closer to a trial on the criminal charges.
Paxton's legal team confirmed Tuesday that it was getting ready for a trial, five days after a deadline passed for it to try one more time to persuade the state's highest criminal court to look at the case. They apparently passed on that opportunity.
"We are preparing for trial in the state matter and have confidence in the strength of our case," Paxton lawyer Philip Hilder said in a statement.
Paxton is accused of misleading investors in a company from before his time as attorney general, part of a legal saga that has stretched on for more than a year. He faces similar civil charges at the federal level, and while that case was dismissed last month, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has since rebooted it by filing amended allegations.
Read more: https://www.texastribune.org/2016/11/01/paxton-moves-closer-trial-criminal-fraud-case/
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