Texas AG Ken Paxton Agrees to Community Service and Restitution to Avoid Fraud Trial

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will avoid a fraud trial in a nine-year-old securities fraud case by agreeing to complete community service, legal ethics courses, and pay nearly $300,000 in restitution. The charges will be dropped as part of a pretrial agreement, and Paxton, who has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing, will not be required to enter a plea. He has faced multiple issues while in office, including an ongoing federal investigation, but maintains that he did nothing wrong.