Texas Official Accused of Making Fake Online Posts to Influence Election [Video]

A Texas county judge has been accused of making fake social media posts in an attempt to influence an election.

Fort Bend County Judge KP George was indicted on Thursday on a misdemeanor charge of misrepresentation of identity.

George, a Democrat, allegedly posed as a Facebook user named “Antonio Scalywag” in a campaign communication posted on George’s Facebook page on September 26, 2022, “with intent to injure a candidate or influence the result of an election,” according to the indictment.

It is unclear which election the indictment refers to, but at the time of the post, George was running for reelection as county judge against Trever Nehls—the twin brother of Representative Troy Nehls, a Texas Republican.

Earlier this month, George was accused in a search warrant of working with his former chief of staff, Taral Patel, to use the “Antonio Scalywag” name to post racist social media posts targeting George to get sympathy from others. After the warrant …