{"id":2268651,"date":"2024-06-15T17:54:01","date_gmt":"2024-06-15T21:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reported-biden-appointee-jailed-after-da-says-he-staged-vicious-attacks-on-himself-blamed-gop-opponent\/"},"modified":"2024-06-15T17:58:29","modified_gmt":"2024-06-15T21:58:29","slug":"reported-biden-appointee-jailed-after-da-says-he-staged-vicious-attacks-on-himself-blamed-gop-opponent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reported-biden-appointee-jailed-after-da-says-he-staged-vicious-attacks-on-himself-blamed-gop-opponent\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Appointee Jailed for Allegedly Staging Attacks on Himself, Blaming GOP Rival, Says DA"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Freported-biden-appointee-jailed-after-da-says-he-staged-vicious-attacks-on-himself-blamed-gop-opponent%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2268651&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Taral Patel, a Democrat running for local office in Texas, was arrested and charged with a felony\u200c for\u2063 reportedly creating fake social media accounts to\u200d simulate racist \u2064attacks against himself. The disingenuous campaign began \u2062in September 2023 when Patel,\u2062 the Democratic nominee for Fort\u200b Bend\u200b County Precinct 3 commissioner, posted\u2062 on Facebook alleging \u2063that supporters of his Republican\u2063 opponent made racist and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-adversaries-weaponize-woke-politics\/\" title=\"U.S. Adversaries Weaponize Woke Politics\">anti-immigrant comments<\/a> towards him. The local District Attorney\u2019s office,\u2062 together with the Texas Rangers, traced the offensive content back to Patel\u200d through an investigation, leading \u200cto \u200bthe discovery \u2062that the accounts\u2063 were linked to \u200chis address, phone number, and \u2064other personal information. High-profile Democrats including Colorado Governor Jared Polis and \u200bCongressman\u2063 Joaquin \u200bCastro previously endorsed Patel, \u2063who also claimed to have served in the Office\u2064 of White House Liaison. Republican Commissioner Andy Meyers,\u200c Patel&#8217;s opponent, became suspicious\u2062 and spurred\u200c the investigation that ultimately unveiled the\u200d deception.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/dcnf\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/dcnf\/%20\"><span>Robert Schmad<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 15, 2024 at 11:11am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/multiple-democrats-arrested-charged-unlawful-possession-absentee-ballots-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Democrat<\/a> running for local office in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/must-see-veteran-storm-chaser-shows-spiked-hailstone-texas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Texas<\/a> was arrested and charged with a felony for allegedly creating social media accounts to post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/racist-hoax-dismantled-suspect-reveals-notes-really-came\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fake racist attacks<\/a> against himself, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/peru-attempted-curfew-ends-with-mob-looting-urinating-on-lima-superior-court\/\" title=\"Peru: Attempted Curfew Ends with Mob Looting, Urinating on Lima Superior Court\">local outlets reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Taral Patel, the Democratic nominee for Fort Bend County Precinct 3 commissioner, in September 2023 made a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TaralPatelTX\/posts\/pfbid02y2Ncor81xU9mRzW1bUZLWgscXbVegKC9ztzAY4jXvVvQWFzU9npTbpBYvz6apf75l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">post<\/a> to his Facebook account claiming that his \u201cRepublican opponents supporters\u2019 decide[d] to hurl #racist, #anti-immigrant, #Hinduphobic, or otherwise disgusting insults,\u201d attaching screenshots allegedly showing prejudiced statements made by residents of the county.<\/p>\n<p>The racist messages were eventually traced back to Patel following an investigation conducted by the Fort Bend County District Attorney\u2019s office and the Texas Rangers, the Houston Chronicle <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonchronicle.com\/neighborhood\/fort-bend\/article\/taral-patel-kp-george-arrest-19513308.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t need more sand negroid subhumans who smell like curry and filth in our country,\u201d one comment flagged by Patel reads.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I see you wearing that dot on your head, I\u2019ll wipe it off myself,\u201d another reads.<\/p>\n<p>Patel\u2019s campaign has garnered endorsements from high-profile elected Democrats like\u00a0 Colorado Gov. Jared Polis and Texas Rep. Joaquin Castro, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.taralpateltx.com\/#Endorsements\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according<\/a> to his campaign website.<\/p>\n<p>The website also states that President Joe Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.taralpateltx.com\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">appointed<\/a> Patel to serve in the Office of White House Liaison during which time he says he was \u201ca key member\u201d of the White House Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Committee.<\/p>\n<p>Republican Commissioner Andy Meyers, who Patel is running against, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nikola-recalls-209-battery-electric-trucks-halts-sales-after-fire-probe\/\" title=\"Nikola recalls 209 electric trucks, stops sales due to fire investigation.\">initially suspected foul play<\/a> when Patel made his post alleging the racist attacks, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/articles\/news\/fort-bend\/2024\/06\/13\/490615\/candidate-for-fort-bend-county-commissioner-taral-patel-arrested\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according<\/a> to Houston Public Media.<\/p>\n<p>Meyers recognized one of the accounts as having attacked him before and, suspicious of its motivations, hired a private investigator to figure out who was behind it.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Do you believe that a significant portion of reported \u201cbigotry\u201d is actually fake?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>When his private investigator came up short, Meyers asked the Fort Bend County District Attorney\u2019s office to look into the accounts posting the messages, Houston Public Media reported.<\/p>\n<p>The district attorney\u2019s office issued a subpoena to Facebook and Google and obtained account data that matched Patel\u2019s address, phone number, Texas driver\u2019s license number and bank card number, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/abc13.com\/post\/fort-bend-county-precinct-3-candidate-taral-patel\/14945983\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">KTRK-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Patel allegedly used a picture of a real man living in Fort Bend County for a fake account, according to Houston Public Media. The man told the district attorney\u2019s office that Patel did not have permission to use his likeness.<\/p>\n<p>Texas Rangers arrested Patel on Wednesday for online impersonation, a third-degree felony, and misrepresentation of identity, a misdemeanor, ABC 13 reported. Patel\u2019s total bond was $22,250, which he paid Thursday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Patel\u2019s campaign did not immediately return the Daily Caller News Foundation\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n<p><em>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/union-membership-plummets-to-record-low\/\" title=\"Union Membership Plummets to Record Low\">legitimate news publisher<\/a> that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter\u2019s byline and their DCNF affiliation. 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