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Alleged scheme targets least populous county in continental US
State officials in Texas are taking action against an Indiana man who is allegedly orchestrating an illegal scheme to "take over" the least populous county in the United States.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit on Oct. 9 against Malcolm Tanner of Crawfordsville, Indiana, seeking an emergency temporary restraining order to halt Tanner’s settlement activities, which Paxton alleges endanger public health and violate state law.
Filed in Loving County’s 143rd Judicial District Court, the petition states Tanner purchased two adjoining 5-acre tracts of barren land in Loving County in January. The property, known locally as 2985 Private Road 3008, is located in unincorporated Mentone, about 60 miles west of Midland.
With an official population of 64, according to the 2020 Census, Loving County is the least populous county in the continental U.S.
According to the 14-page filing, Tanner has used social media to lure followers — many of them women with children — to the property, promising "free homes" and "$5,000 a month" for life in exchange for helping him seize control of local government. The complaint alleges the property lacks basic infrastructure, including sewer systems, septic tanks, or running water, with residents living in RVs and tents, relying on gas generators and a "burn pit" for trash disposal.
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State officials in Texas are taking action against an Indiana man who is allegedly orchestrating an illegal scheme to "take over" the least populous county in the United States.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit on Oct. 9 against Malcolm Tanner of Crawfordsville, Indiana, seeking an emergency temporary restraining order to halt Tanner’s settlement activities, which Paxton alleges endanger public health and violate state law.
Filed in Loving County’s 143rd Judicial District Court, the petition states Tanner purchased two adjoining 5-acre tracts of barren land in Loving County in January. The property, known locally as 2985 Private Road 3008, is located in unincorporated Mentone, about 60 miles west of Midland.
With an official population of 64, according to the 2020 Census, Loving County is the least populous county in the continental U.S.
According to the 14-page filing, Tanner has used social media to lure followers — many of them women with children — to the property, promising "free homes" and "$5,000 a month" for life in exchange for helping him seize control of local government. The complaint alleges the property lacks basic infrastructure, including sewer systems, septic tanks, or running water, with residents living in RVs and tents, relying on gas generators and a "burn pit" for trash disposal.
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Texas AG sues Indiana man promising 'free homes,' $5,000 a month in exchange for tilting local elections
State officials in Texas are taking action against an Indiana man who is allegedly orchestrating an illegal scheme to take over the least populous county in the United States
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