Texas Attorney General Raises $500K For Own Criminal Defense
AUSTIN (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has now raised more than $500,000 to pay for private attorneys who are defending him on criminal securities fraud charges. Financial statements released...
View ArticleTexas Attorney General Now Facing December Trial Date
AUSTIN (AP) – A new trial date of December 11 is set for Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to face felony securities fraud charges. It’s the third time a trial date has been set. Paxton’s...
View ArticleSEC Reveals 2016 Hack That Breached Its Filing System
NEW YORK (AP) – The Securities and Exchange Commission says a cyber breach of a filing system it uses may have provided the basis for some illegal trading in 2016. In a statement posted Wednesday...
View ArticleRegulators In Texas Accuse Musician Of Defrauding Investors
DALLAS (AP) — A musician who defrauded investors by claiming to develop sound wave technology that would revolutionize the oil and gas industry used money he collected to support his “lavish” personal...
View ArticleElon Musk To Step Down As Chair Of Tesla Board, Settles With SEC
(CBSNEWS) – Tesla CEO Elon Musk settled a fraud suit with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) by agreeing to pay a $20 million fine and he will step down as chairman of Tesla’s board in 45...
View ArticleAnother Setback In Securities Fraud Case Against Texas AG Ken Paxton
AUSTIN (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — There’s been another setback for special prosecutors trying to bring Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to trial on securities fraud charges. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals...
View ArticleHotels Criticized For Taking Federal Coronavirus Bailout Money Under...
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM/AP) – A group of hotels that took, and later returned, tens of millions of dollars in federal virus-bailout money are under investigation by securities regulators for transactions...
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