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Who Are Anosh Ahmed and Sameer Suhail? Fugitives Reportedly With Paxton

The Texas GOP Senate candidate was reportedly filmed celebrating New Year’s Eve in Dubai with Anosh Ahmed and Sameer Suhail.

Two Americans, Anosh Ahmed and Sameer Suhail, were spotted celebrating New Year's Eve with Republican Texas Senate candidate Ken Paxton in Dubai, according to The Wall Street Journal. Both men had been indicted on federal charges by a court in Illinois in 2024 for embezzling $15 million from a Chicago hospital where Ahmed served as chief financial officer.

Despite their denials, both Suhail and Ahmed have returned to the United States to face these charges. The footage showing Paxton, Ahmed, and Suhail celebrating in Dubai has raised concerns about the Texan's upcoming Senate election campaign, especially in light of Suhail's financial ties to the hospital. Ahmed, a Houston physician and former chief financial officer of Loretto Hospital, and Suhail, a businessman with connections to the hospital, have been charged with various counts, including wire fraud and embezzlement.

Their actions, which included creating shell companies to conceal their links and fraudulently obtaining hospital payments, have been detailed in court filings and confirmed by sources familiar with the case.

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