A grand jury in Collin County indicted a Plano man on suspicion of a misdemeanor violation of state election law, a spokesman from the Plano Police Department confirmed to the Plano Star Courier.
The indictment came as Plano police investigated a series of clandestine text messages purported to be from Plano City Council candidates.
Candidates named in the texts, including 2021 mayoral candidate Lily Bao, denied any involvement with the texts and contend that they were from an external source.
One of the text messages read, “Make Plano Great Again. Vote For Donald Trump Co-Chair Lily Bao for Mayor.”
Authorities connected the text messages to Plano resident John Stafford, who's served as the fundraising director for the Collin County Democratic Party and is running for Collin County Commissioner.
(Full story here.)
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