AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton accepted $100,000 from the head of a company his office was investigating for Medicaid fraud despite internal rules at his agency that prohibit such gifts.
Paxton is using the money toward his criminal defense on felony securities fraud charges. The Republican has pleaded not guilty.
Internal rules in the Texas attorney general’s office say employees “shall never” take gifts from an entity “the employee knows is being investigated.” Paxton spokesman Marc Rylander said Wednesday that Paxton was aware of the policy but that it wasn’t violated.
Source: Texas attorney general took gift despite his office’s rules St. Louis Dispatch