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Charges announced against Austin businessman
linked to Paxton's impeachment
Associated Press, by Jake Bleiberg & Paul J. Weber
Posted By: Dreadnought, 6/11/2023 5:19:03 AM
A Texas businessman at the center of the scandal that led to the historic impeachment of state Attorney General Ken Paxton was charged Friday with making false statements to mortgage lenders to obtain $172 million in loans. The federal indictment of real estate developer Nate Paul, who was arrested Thursday, is the result of a yearslong FBI investigation - a probe Paxton involved his office in, setting off a chain of events that ultimately led to his impeachment and suspension from office last month. Paul was charged with eight counts of making false statements while seeking loans from mortgage lenders in 2017 and 2018. Prosecutors said each count of making false