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The Guardian - US
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Anna Betts

Trump pardons former Virginia sheriff convicted of fraud and bribery

a man in a sheriff uniform sits in a chair
Scott Jenkins in Virginia on 16 January 2020. Photograph: Eva Hambach/AFP via Getty Images

Donald Trump announced on Monday that he had issued an unconditional pardon to a former Virginia sheriff who was convicted on federal fraud and bribery charges.

Scott Jenkins, 53, had served as the sheriff of Culpeper county in northern Virginia for 12 years, having been elected in 2011 and re-elected twice.

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