Indian American Political Candidate From Texas Arrested for Alleged Online Impersonation

An Indian American political candidate from Texas was arrested on June 12 for alleged online impersonation. Taral Patel, 30, who is running for Precinct 3 commissioner from Fort Bend County, is being charged with “online impersonation, a third-degree felony, as well as a Class-A misdemeanor charge of misrepresentation of identity,” according to a press release issued by Fort Bend County District Attorney’s Public Integrity Division.