Ken Paxton filmed at Dubai gathering with indicted US businessmen
Ken Paxton, the Republican candidate for the US Senate in Texas, was filmed at a New Year’s Eve gathering in Dubai with two American businessmen who had been indicted months earlier on federal healthcare fraud charges. The meeting has drawn scrutiny because the men had not yet returned to the US to face the allegations, and one had donated substantially to Paxton’s political operation.
The alleged fraud includes a $15 million scheme involving a Chicago hospital; one businessman also faces separate charges linked to at least $195 million in alleged fraudulent COVID-19 test payments and has pleaded not guilty. The two men are now back in the US, and one is in custody. Paxton’s campaign adviser called him politically persecuted, while the report also notes scrutiny over his travel spending and a close Senate race: the cited polling average had Democrat James Talarico ahead by 2.8 points.
- Ken Paxton was filmed at a Dubai gathering with two indicted businessmen.
- One of the men donated $190,000 to Paxton’s political operation.
- The report adds scrutiny as Paxton faces a close Senate race.
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Ken Paxton is a Republican politician who serves as Texas attorney general and is running for the US Senate. The Senate is one of the two chambers of the US Congress, which makes federal laws and oversees the national government.
The businessmen named in the report face federal allegations of healthcare fraud, including claims about hospital funding and payments for COVID-19 tests. An indictment is a formal accusation; it does not establish guilt, and one of the men has pleaded not guilty.
The case has attracted attention because of the businessmen’s political connections and Paxton’s Senate campaign. A close race could affect which party holds the Senate seat, while questions about campaign support and spending can draw scrutiny from voters.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Trump’s Senate pick Ken Paxton caught on video partying in Dubai with fraud fugitives and his girlfriend as scandal-plagued campaign faces fresh bombshell”.