By Bo Erickson
Washington (Reuters) -President Donald Trump issued a pardon on Monday for a former sheriff in Virginia who was convicted last year for federal bribery costs, which surrounded the prison for the officer.
“Sheriff Scott Jenkins, his wife Patricia and their families have been dragged by all,” Trump has posted online and published a complete and unconditional pardon. “He will not go to prison tomorrow, but will have a wonderful and productive life instead.”
Jenkins, a former sheriff in Virginia that served an area that was about two hours outside Washington, DC, was convicted by a jury in December 2024 for accepting more than $ 75,000 in bribes in exchange for appointments as a helping holiday.
In March, Jenkins was sentenced to 10 years in the federal prison.
The bribes came from various people in the form of campaign contributions, and in exchange they were sworn in deputy sheriff positions and received badges and references, according to judicial documents and evidence that was presented during the process.
“The bribery payers are not trained or screened and have not provided legitimate services to the Sheriff office,” said the Ministry of Justice at the time.
Since his conviction, Jenkins has directly appealed to the Trump government for exemption. “I heartily believe in the president,” Jenkins said on a webinar organized in April by the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association, according to the NBC4 branch in Washington.
“I believe that if he heard the information, I know he would help if he knew my story,” Jenkins said, referring to Trump.
When publishing the grace, Trump in his online post named Jenkins a “victim of a overtigurig Biden Department of Justice.”
The senior official of the Ministry of Justice who announced the conviction of Jenkins last year did not immediately respond to a request for comments.
This last pardon follows Trump's January -Pardon of almost everyone who is criminally accused of participating in the attack on January 6, 2021, an attack on the US Capitol, a pardon of February of the former Democratic Governor of Illinois, who was convicted of trying to sell American Senates and others.
(Reporting by Bo Ericksonited by Rod Nickel)
