Background: Fort Bend County Judge KP George oversees the first commissioners court session Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019, in Richmond, Virginia (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle, Associated Press) Inset: Kyle Prasad George (Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office).
A Texas judge and his former chief of staff have been indicted on charges that they made racist posts against the judge’s political opponents through a fake Facebook profile using the name “Antonio Scaliwag.”
Fort Bend County Judge Kyle Prasad “KP” George has been charged with a misdemeanor count of falsely identifying himself as a candidate, court documents show. George pretended to conspire with former chief of staff Talal Patel during the 2022 election to target George, the first Indian-origin person of color to hold the position when first elected. He is accused of posting racist remarks. In 2018.
Law&Crime previously reported that Patel was arrested for making false comments about himself. He is a candidate for county office who allegedly impersonated a racist online to draw attention to his campaign, attacking himself with racist and xenophobic posts. There is. Patel’s attorney, Frank Evellino, did not immediately respond to Law&Crime’s request for comment.
George, a Democrat, was running for re-election against Republican Trevor Neals, who claimed the judge “weaponized racism.”
“The fact that a current county judge allegedly conspired to spread false and racist posts not only to smear my character, but also to manipulate voters and distort the truth, is a shocking revelation to us. It leaves a stain on our community and our political process,” Niels said in a statement. The Houston Chronicle reported. “This is not only an attack on me personally, but on all voters who deserve fair and transparent elections.”
Fort Bend officials are calling for George’s resignation.
“As a Fort Bend County resident and County Treasurer, I am deeply concerned about the ‘false racism’ scandal and the scandal surrounding County Judge KP George and his former chief of staff Talal Patel, who is running for Precinct 3 Chief. “We are deeply concerned about the indictment,” Fort Bend County Treasurer Bill Rickert said in a statement to the Fort Bend Herald. “Everyone deserves a fair trial, but the documented conduct of these individuals is deceptive and divisive, undermining the trust of our residents and tarnishing our county’s global reputation. There is.”
George, who is free on $1,000 bail, said in a statement that he has no intention of resigning, local CBS affiliate KHOU reported.
“While I am disappointed in the charges brought against me, I am confident that justice will prevail once all the facts are revealed,” he said. “In this country, you are innocent until proven guilty. I intend to prove my innocence in court.”
He added, “There are calls for my resignation, but I have no intention of resigning.” “My focus remains on serving the people of Fort Bend County as I was elected to do. My office and staff are committed to working with our residents to ensure county business moves forward uninterrupted. I will continue to work tirelessly. I look forward to clearing my name and continuing the important work entrusted to me by my constituents.”
George is the county’s highest-ranking elected official, overseeing 3,600 employees and managing a budget of more than $650 million.
His campaign page tells his story of growing up in a small village in India and immigrating to the United States in 1993 on a visa to work for a financial company.
“Getting an education meant walking barefoot to the local schoolhouse and doing homework by the light of a kerosene lamp in the family’s thatched hut,” the page says. “After years of juggling school work and helping his family on the farm, Judge George achieved his life’s goal: to come to the land of opportunity and live the American dream.”
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