Affidavit: Fort Bend County candidate facing criminal charges may have also impersonated a judge on Facebook

FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas – An up-and-coming political star in Fort Bend County is facing additional allegations of pretending to be someone else on the internet. Taral Patel, 30, is currently on bond facing charges of online impersonation and misrepresentation of identity after he allegedly created a fake Facebook account and used it to post harmful, racist messages targeting his opponents and his own campaign.