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Alabama Sheriff who stole from inmates food budget LOST last night too! (Original Post) Wwcd Jun 2018 OP
rather than losing the election lapfog_1 Jun 2018 #1
+ a million. Wwcd Jun 2018 #2
Agreed. Elwood P Dowd Jun 2018 #4
It is Alabama, republican crooks dance away scotfree. nt Blue_true Jun 2018 #10
That is a lot of money to pocket. Karma speaks! riversedge Jun 2018 #3
Eating in state prison for 15 years would be a good start. nt NCjack Jun 2018 #5
He still keeps what he stole..How fucked up is that? beachbum bob Jun 2018 #6
Guess he can now retire comfortably! Wwcd Jun 2018 #7
Pretty fucked up. Chances are good no one will Hortensis Jun 2018 #8
YES!! ailsagirl Jun 2018 #9
this is good news. Kurt V. Jun 2018 #11
IRS - CALLING THE IRS packman Jun 2018 #12
Don't forget that the repuglicon congress has been cutting the IRS budget - wonder why? erronis Jun 2018 #19
It is LIKE theft but AL considers it legal. CurtEastPoint Jun 2018 #13
*cue Nelson* Initech Jun 2018 #14
Good kcr Jun 2018 #15
Good article on a related lawsuit here (from April). KY_EnviroGuy Jun 2018 #16
Damn. He looks like an evil sheriff from a B Movie. C Moon Jun 2018 #17
If it is legal common sense should tell you it is immoral Stargazer99 Jun 2018 #18
Just like the banksters of 2007 - keep the money, no time served n/t radhika Jun 2018 #20
People go to jail for this where I came from Pepsidog Jun 2018 #21
No Democrats running against him. eom Maraya1969 Jun 2018 #22
Oh Good! Cha Jun 2018 #23
 

Wwcd

(6,288 posts)
7. Guess he can now retire comfortably!
Wed Jun 6, 2018, 12:50 PM
Jun 2018

$750,000 + his sheriff pension + benes

He'll look back & laugh as he's driving outta town.
C Ya

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
8. Pretty fucked up. Chances are good no one will
Wed Jun 6, 2018, 12:55 PM
Jun 2018

be able to do that any more, though. The usual pattern. Notice it was Republicans who tossed this thief out. Lots of that $750K came from local taxpayers, and he's now one of 49 Alabama sheriffs being sued to get the money back, and no doubt then some.

 

packman

(16,296 posts)
12. IRS - CALLING THE IRS
Wed Jun 6, 2018, 01:17 PM
Jun 2018

Where in the fuck are you? If they got Big Al on tax evasion, wonder if they are looking into this bozo's taxes?

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,641 posts)
16. Good article on a related lawsuit here (from April).
Wed Jun 6, 2018, 02:01 PM
Jun 2018
East AL sheriffs named in lawsuit over public records, inmate food funds
Friday, April 13th 2018, 9:44 am EDT
By Parker Branton, East Alabama Bureau Chief

Link: http://www.wtvm.com/story/37945167/east-al-sheriffs-named-in-lawsuit-over-public-records-inmate-food-funds
(snips)
“They claim they are legally entitled to pocket the money, but they make that claim based on a state statute," said attorney Aaron Littman. Littman is an attorney for the Southern Center for Human Rights, one of two organizations that’s filing a lawsuit naming 49 Alabama sheriffs as defendants.
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The lawsuit claims these sheriffs are not providing public records information of how much money they are pocketing that isn’t used for feeding inmates. Alabama sheriffs across the state said this is a legal practice according to Alabama law, but attorneys believe otherwise. “That interpretation is wrong. They aren’t entitled to personally profit," said Littman.

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Stargazer99

(3,134 posts)
18. If it is legal common sense should tell you it is immoral
Wed Jun 6, 2018, 02:12 PM
Jun 2018

Laws should not be made to screw someone they should be based on morality otherwise you can harm another and not be called on it.....what the hell is the matter with the South?

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