This is one of the strangest and saddest ethics complaints I have ever seen, and I have seen a lot!
The Texas Ethics Commission issued an Order and Agreed Resolution concerning Fort Bend County Judge KP George’s consultant for his reelection, Taral Patel. Both have been in the news lately with KP George being indicted for money laundering and misrepresenting his identity. He has since left the Democratic Party and joined the GOP (Group of Phelons).
The complaint was filed against Taral Patel and resulted in no fines but Patel plead guilty to two misdemeanors and four felonies and has entered into a pre-trial intervention program for four felony charges of online impersonation. Houston Public Media has the full story. Patel is cooperating with law enforcement in the case against George. At the time Patel was running for County Commissioner against the incumbent Andy Meyers. Personally I thought he had he had all the qualifications for the job and a good chance of winning. From Houston Public Media:
Taral Patel, a Democrat who lost his bid to become a county commissioner last year, also signed an acknowledgment that he had committed one of the offenses alongside Fort Bend County Judge KP George — who has been accused of a similar crime. Patel worked on George’s campaign and also previously served as his chief of staff.
According to the TEC Patel, with the intent to harm a candidate for office, impersonated five individuals on Facebook, Anthony Scalawag (really), Richard Meltonese, Paul Rosenstein, Jennifer Tremaine, and Jane Donnie. From these Facebook accounts he posted racists comments at himself and opposed his candidacy.
A grand jury eventually indicted him on various charges and he lost the election. Because he was indicted and agreed to a resolution the TEC declined to assess a fine. You can read the entire Order and Agreed Resolution here.
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