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Former Sheriff In Virginia Convicted Of Selling Badges For Bribes: Feds Former Sheriff In Virginia Convicted Of Selling Badges For Bribes: Feds
Former Sheriff In Virginia Convicted Of Selling Badges For Bribes: Feds A former sheriff in Virginia is facing decades in prison after being convicted for accepting bribes in exchange for handing out deputy badges and law enforcement credentials, federal authorities announced. Scott Howard Jenkins, 53, of Culpeper, was found guilty by a jury in Charlottesville this week for a bribery scheme involving more than $75,000 in bribes.  Prosecutors said Jenkins accepted the money—both as cash and campaign contributions—from multiple individuals, including undercover FBI agents.  In return, Jenkins appointed them as auxiliary deputy sheriffs, a sworn law enf…

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by Zak Failla
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VA Sheriff Indicted For Accepting Bribes From 5 Men Including Undercover FBI Agents: Feds VA Sheriff Indicted For Accepting Bribes From 5 Men Including Undercover FBI Agents: Feds
VA Sheriff Indicted For Accepting Bribes From 5 Men Including Undercover FBI Agents: Feds Culpeper County Sheriff Scott Jenkins is facing federal charges unsealed in an indictment Thursday, June 29. Jenkins is accused of accepting cash bribes and campaign contributions totaling more than $72,500 in exchange for police credentials that would allow for buyers to carry concealed guns without permits nationwide, federal prosecutors announced. The 51-year-old sheriff acted alongside three other Virginia men since April 2019 in the conspiracy to exchange bribes for law enforcement badges and credentials, federal programs bribery, and honest services fraud, the indictmen…

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by Cecilia Levine