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Scandal-clad Ken Paxton celebrated New Year's Eve in Dubai with two American businessmen who were indicted on federal healthcare fraud charges.
The Wall Street Journal reported the Republican Senate candidate was filmed watching fireworks over the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, on December 31, 2024, alongside his girlfriend, Tracy Duhon, at a luxury high-rise gathering.
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candidate → sign → gathering
Among the guests were businessmen Anosh Ahmed and Sameer Suhail, who had been indicted months earlier over an alleged healthcare fraud scheme and had not returned to the United States to face the charges at the time of the gathering.
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who → indict → gathering
The pair are now back in the US to answer the allegations against them, with Ahmed currently in custody.
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Ahmed → answer → custody
Ahmed's legal team has said he was overseas when the first indictment was handed down in 2024 and that family health problems delayed his return.
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problems → say → return
Suhail's lawyer, Adam Sheppard, has offered a separate explanation, saying civil disputes in Dubai prevented his client from travelling until they were settled.
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they → offer → client
He said Suhail then returned voluntarily.
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Suhail → say → ?
Paxton was filmed ringing in 2025 at a lavish Dubai gathering on December 31, 2024, among businessmen Anosh Ahmed and Sameer Suhail, who had been indicted in the US months earlier over alleged healthcare fraud
Paxton's girlfriend Tracy Duhon was among the New Year's Eve guests in Dubai
The charges against the men date back to an alleged $15 million scheme involving a Chicago hospital where Ahmed once served as chief financial officer.
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Ahmed → film → officer
Both were indicted in federal court in Illinois over the alleged embezzlement.
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Both → indict → embezzlement
Ahmed later faced further charges in a separate case involving at least $195 million in alleged government payments for fraudulent COVID-19 tests.
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Ahmed → face → tests
He has pleaded not guilty to those charges.
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He → plead → charges
The report also raises questions about campaign donations from Ahmed, who contributed $190,000 to Paxton's political operation.
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who → raise → operation
That included a $25,000 donation made just days after Ahmed was indicted, according to campaign finance records cited by the Journal.
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Ahmed → include → Journal
'Like President Trump, Ken Paxton has been politically persecuted for years, and every time, voters have seen through it and sent him back to office because they know he has always fought for Texas,' Paxton senior adviser Nick Maddux told the Wall Street Journal.
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Maddux → persecute → Journal
Anosh Ahmed, former COO of Loretto Hospital in Chicago, was indicted in federal court in Illinois over an alleged $15 million embezzlement scheme involving Loretto Hospital
Ahmed administered the COVID-19 vaccination to Eric Trump at Loretto Hospital in 2021
Sameer Suhail, a former medical company supply executive, was also charged in connection with an alleged $15 million embezzlement scheme
Talarico has seized on questions surrounding Paxton's growing property empire and expensive travel, as the Republican faces scrutiny over how he accumulated his wealth while serving as Texas attorney general.
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he → indict → general
Paxton has also faced questions over his frequent travel.
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Paxton → face → travel
A separate investigation published last week found that security for his trips had cost Texas taxpayers $3.3 million since he took office in 2015, while investigators could link only a fraction of that spending to state business.
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investigators → publish → business
Among the trips highlighted in earlier reporting was a visit to Augusta, Georgia, during the Masters golf tournament that cost taxpayers at least $25,000 in security expenses.
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that → highlight → expenses
The latest RealClearPolling average puts Talarico at 48.1 percent and Paxton at 45.3 percent, a lead of 2.8 points over Talarico.
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average → put → Talarico
Republicans have poured money into the race in an effort to close the gap.
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Republicans → pour → gap
GOP groups spent $122 million supporting Paxton in September alone, with another $66 million in advertising reserved through Election Day.
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groups → spend → Day
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