Nate Paul, real estate investor in Paxton corruption allegations, found in contempt of court, [View all]

Nate Paul, real estate investor in Paxton corruption allegations, found in contempt of court, ordered to jail


Nate Paul, an Austin real estate investor who was central to allegations of illegal conduct by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, has been found in contempt of court, fined more than $180,000 and ordered to serve jail time by a state judge in Travis County.

In October 2020, top deputies in Paxton's agency told federal authorities that they believed the attorney general misused his authority to benefit Paul, a friend and campaign donor. Those eight top deputies were fired or resigned, but their allegations spurred an FBI investigation into Paxton that is now being led by the U.S. Department of Justice.

Paxton and Paul have denied the allegations, which were were detailed in a whistleblower lawsuit by four former Paxton deputies who claimed they were improperly fired in retaliation for reporting their suspicions to investigators.

The court-ordered sanctions against Paul came in a lawsuit between the real estate developer and The Roy F. & Joann Cole Mitte Foundation, an Austin-based nonprofit that sued Paul for fraud.

Read more: https://www.texastribune.org/2023/03/04/nate-paul-contempt-of-court-paxton/