Breaking: $3.3M whistleblower settlement with Paxton’s office in jeopardy, lawyers say
The settlement terms include more than a $3.3 million payout for the whistleblowers. Paxton also agreed to apologize for calling them “rogue employees” and state that they “acted in a manner that they thought was right.”
The four former high ranking employees sued Paxton’s office in late 2020, saying they were fired after accusing him of abusing the office to help a campaign donor. They are former Deputy Attorney General for Criminal Justice Mark Penley, former Deputy AG for Legal Counsel Ryan Vassar, former Deputy AG for Policy and Strategic Initiatives James “Blake” Brickman and former Director of Law Enforcement David Maxwell.
Their allegations spurred an FBI investigation, which was recently taken over by Justice Department officials in Washington,Paxton denied their abuse of office allegations and said the ex-employees were perpetrating a politically motivated witch hunt against him.Allie Morris. Allie has covered Texas politics since 2017 and written about everything from tax policy to child protection.
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