Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing the East Plano Islamic Center over allegations the mosque violated state securities laws in its proposed project, according to a lawsuit filed Friday.

Paxton accused EPIC, its corporate entity Community Capital Partners and its leaders of engaging in fraudulent practices while soliciting funds and says the groups failed to legally verify its statuses as "accredited investors."

The suit comes after Paxton claimed in November his office found evidence EPIC violated state and federal laws. In a letter to the Texas Securities Board, he claimed he received more than 750 documents and written responses from Community Capital as part of an investigation he opened into EPIC in March .

“The leaders behind EPIC City have engaged in a radical plot to

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