Trump pardoned a former Virginia sheriff, Scott Jenkins, who was convicted of bribery, to protect him from serving a 10-year prison sentence.

The jury in Charlottesville, Virginia, convicted former Culpeper Sheriff Scott Jenkins on all counts after several hours of deliberations. Jenkins was indicted in 2023 on 16 counts, including ...

Federal prosecutors alleged that Culpeper County Sheriff Scott H. Jenkins (R) accepted at least $72,500 in cash and campaign contributions beginning in 2019 from donors he agreed to appoint as ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia sheriff has been indicted on federal public corruption charges for allegedly handing out auxiliary deputy sheriff’s appointments in exchange for cash bribes and ...

Prasit photo/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump on Monday granted an unconditional pardon to a Virginia sheriff who had been convicted of federal bribery charges and sentenced to 10 ye ...

“Every Sheriff and Commonwealth Attorney in Virginia will see the consequences if our General Assembly passes further unnecessary gun restrictions,” Jenkins wrote on Facebook before the meeting.

Former Culpeper County, Virginia, Sheriff Scott Jenkins, shown January 20, 2020 in Richmond, Virginia, was convicted in a $75,000 "cash for badges scheme." President Donald Trump pardoned Jenkins ...

Testimony against Jenkins included two undercover FBI agents who were sworn in as auxiliary deputies in 2022 and immediately thereafter gave Jenkins envelopes with $5,000 and $10,000 cash ...

A Virginia sheriff has been indicted on federal public corruption charges for allegedly ... First elected sheriff in 2011, Jenkins is accused of soliciting and accepting bribes totaling at ...

Former Culpeper County, Virginia, Sheriff Scott Jenkins, shown January 20, 2020 in Richmond, Virginia, was convicted in a $75,000 "cash for badges scheme." President Donald Trump pardoned Jenkins ...