Justice Dept. in DC taking over Texas AG corruption probe

Justice Department to take over 3-year corruption investigation into AG Ken Paxton

Department of Justice in Washington will take over the three-year federal investigation into Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

Justice Department takes over corruption case against Texas AG Ken Paxton

The Department of Justice has taken over the corruption case against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton from federal prosecutors in West Texas, state prosecutors handling a separate case against Paxton said.

D.C.-based DOJ investigators take over corruption probe into Attorney General Ken Paxton

Justice Department officials in Washington, D.C., are taking over the corruption investigation into Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton after the U.S. attorney’s office in San Antonio was recused from the probe. Prosecutors with the U.S. attorney’s office had led the investigation since October 2020 into allegations of whether Paxton had abused his office, state prosecutors said.

Paxton corruption investigation in hands of DC prosecutors

Justice Department officials in Washington, D.C., are taking over the corruption investigation into Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton after the U.S. attorney’s office in San Antonio was recused from the probe.

Department of Justice takes over criminal corruption investigation against Texas attorney general

The investigation of the Texas Republican Attorney General is being conducted by the Public Integrity Section of the Department of Justice, which processes complaints of official misconduct against elected leaders at the local, state and federal levels.

U.S. Justice Department takes over federal criminal investigation into Texas AG Ken Paxton

The U.S. Justice Department in Washington has now assigned its Public Integrity Section to conduct the criminal investigation into Attorney General Ken Paxton.