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Mayor Whitmire Pulls Support For Fort Bend Co. Democrat Tarel Patel

The Democrats dilemma continues. Earlier today, a large group of protestors showed up at the Fort Bend County courthouse to let people know about the corruption committed by judge KP George.

And now comes this report from the great investigative reporter Wayne Dolcefino, and his group Dolcefino Media. Houston Mayor John Whitmire has pulled his endorsement of Tarel Patel, after the social media hoax and the eight felony indictments.

In a statement to Dolcefino Media, Mayor Whitmire said Patel, “had me fooled” when he had endorsed the would-be Fort Bend County Commissioner early this year. Whitmire reacted after our latest investigative report on the corruption case unfolding southwest of Houston.

Patel is accused in search warrants and charging documents by prosecutors of creating fake profiles on social media to spread hate against members of his own community in the very diverse area of Fort Bend County.

We called him the peddler of fake hate in a surprise interview.

“How many people have you impersonated? Taral, what do you say to the voters? What’s wrong with you, dude? Why would you do that?” said Wayne Dolcefino.

Patel also allegedly benefitted from the scheme in political donations after sharing his own outrageous posts, getting money for himself and his former boss, County Judge KP George. Patel was the chief of staff for County Judge KP George when he allegedly began this scheme.

In recent weeks, the Fort Bend County Judge has been drawn into the media frenzy after search warrants claimed he was involved.

George was indicted on a misdemeanor charge in September. Protestors rallied today outside the Fort Bend County Courthouse calling for his resignation.

The Texas Judicial Conduct Commission has the authority to immediately suspend Judge George from office but has had no comment.

Dolcefino Media has called for KP George to resign and for Taral Patel to drop out of his political race.


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