Trump pardons former Virginia sheriff convicted of bribery, fraud

President Donald Trump announced on Monday his pardon of former Culpeper County, Virginia, sheriff Scott Jenkins, who was convicted of federal bribery and fraud charges in December.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump said Jenkins was a victim of the “Biden Department of Justice, and doesn’t deserve to spend a single day in jail.”

Jenkins was sheriff for 12 years before being voted out of office after his indictment on bribery charges. He was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for accepting more than $75,000 in bribes in exchange for appointing wealthy businessmen as unpaid auxiliary deputies. Prosecutors said the men paid for badges so that they could avoid traffic tickets and carry concealed firearms without a permit.