Deal in works to resolve AG Ken Paxton's securities fraud cases - KVUE

[TexasTowelie]

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's securities fraud case likely will not be going to trial in April after prosecutors and Paxton's attorneys have reached a tentative pre-trial diversion agreement, three sources tell KVUE Senior Reporter Tony Plohetski and the Austin American-Statesman.

That agreement could end a nine-year legal saga that would have gone to trial on April 15 and for which Paxton faced up to 99 years behind bars.

Under conditions of the proposed agreement, Paxton likely will have to perform community service, take legal education classes and pay a six-figure restitution. He will not have to enter a plea, and the cases would be dismissed if he meets the terms of the deal with prosecutor Brian Wice, the sources said.

The sources, who are familiar with the negotiations, asked to remain anonymous because they are not authorized to speak publicly about the ongoing matter.

Read more: https://www.kvue.com/article/news/politics/ken-paxton-securities-fraud-case-deal-pre-trial-diversion-mowery-wice/269-f19f61e0-c896-48a5-bece-bf74954877b9

[peppertree]

1. That's Southern (Republican) justice: it all depends on who you are

In that, the South is a lot like South America:

If you've got God's unlisted phone number - or are in good with someone who does - you're in like Flint.

If not - they'll railroad you for years, and use their media pals to make sure that all their RW mouth-breathers and constipated housewives think you're guilty as sin.

[Picaro]

2. Corruption writ large

I've been watching this play out for years and after watching one Republican criminal after another getting off scot free I'm both unsurprised and utterly disgusted.

These people have no morals and no shame.

The Dallas Morning News will put this on a back page and everyone will put this is in the forget-me file and we'll go back to being one of the most corrupt states in union.

Makes me want to vomit.

[SamKnause]

3. Equal justice under the law is a lie.

[SARose]

4. That weasel

Won’t lose his law license. Does community service. Doesn’t have to admit wrong doing. Pays a fine of $300,000 to $400,000.

How is that a deal?

But wait there’s more. He just sued two more porn companies. Yipppee🤪

[catrose]

5. Since Texas Republicans declined to convict him for crimes he absolutely did

He's been on a rampage, as though he could do anything he liked. That seems to be true.

[kacekwl]

6. Wow,

99 years to community service and fine. Sounds fair for the law and order party. Justice is certainly broken in America.

[Javaman]

7. forget it Jake, this is texas nt

[surfered]

8. Maybe campaigning to get his candidates

…to win their primaries against the incumbent Criminal Appeals Court justices had something to do with it.