State Rep. Frederick Frazier agrees to plea deal in campaign sign removal case
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McKINNEY, Texas - A state representative and veteran Dallas police officer from Collin County pleaded no contest to charges related to his runoff election.
Republican State Rep. Frederick Frazier agreed to a plea deal on two misdemeanor counts of attempting to impersonate a public servant.
Frazier was accused of removing his opponent’s campaign signs in McKinney during a runoff last year.
Paul Chabot said he was told it was a code enforcement officer, but the city’s code department said it had no involvement.
Frazier did not admit to wrongdoing.
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According to a Rolling Stone article, Frederick Frazier's Republican challenger in the primary, Paul Chabot. alleged Frazier pretended to be a city employee at a Walmart and instructed Chabot's campaign signs to be taken down.
He received one year of deferred probation and about $8,000 in fines.
Dallas police said Frazier also submitted his retirement notice to the Dallas Police Department.