Tag: securities fraud

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Business

Houston-area influencers indicted over alleged roles in $114 million securities fraud scheme

Posted on · Eight men, including four from the Houston area, face charges including securities fraud and conspiracy to commit securities fraud after allegedly using their social media presence to orchestrate a "pump and dump" scheme.

Criminal Justice

Judge Rules Ken Paxton’s 5-Year-Old Criminal Case Can Be Heard In His Hometown Of Collin County

Posted on · Paxton should be tried for felony securities fraud charges in his hometown of Collin County, a Harris County judge ordered, reversing a decision that the state’s top lawyer should not face a jury in the North Texas region where he and his wife, state Sen. Angela Paxton, are deeply connected in political circles.