Trump pardons Virginia sheriff convicted of federal bribery charges

Trump pardons former sheriff convicted on bribery charges in ‘cash for badges’ scheme

President Donald Trump pardoned a former Virginia sheriff Monday just hours before the sheriff was supposed to report to prison.

Trump pardons Jeremy Hutchinson, former state senator convicted for taking bribes

Thanks to Trump, Jeremy Hutchinson will get to skip out on the remainder of his 50-month sentence for bribery, wire fraud and tax fraud.

Editorial: Trump undermines the rule of law with Culpeper sheriff’s pardon

It wasn’t long ago that a sheriff trading fake badges in exchange for cash would have earned universal condemnation. But that was before the age of Donald Trump, when a pledge of personal support for the president can be exchanged for a free pass from punishment. Nearly every chief executive, certainly every one in recent memory, has a few pardons or commutations that raise eyebrows, turn heads or shock the conscience. But Trump continues to exc…

Trump pardons former Arkansas senator Jeremy Hutchinson after bribery conviction

President Donald Trump has issued a full and unconditional pardon to Jeremy Hutchinson, according to an executive grant of clemency document.

President Trump announces latest pardons

WASHINGTON (CBS, KYMA/KECY) - A former sheriff has been spared a prison term, which was set to begin Tuesday, as President Donald Trump pardoned him. It took a rural Virginia jury, in the heart of Trump country, just two hours to convict former Sheriff Scott Jenkins, a longtime, vocal Trump supporter, of federal bribery and fraud charges in December for accepting tens of thousands of dollars in cash in exchange for badges for wealthy businessmen…

POLL: Is Trump’s Sheriff pardon a jab at DOJ corruption?

Is Trump’s pardon of Sheriff Scott Jenkins justified?President Trump’s recent pardon of former Culpeper County Sheriff Scott Jenkins, convicted of taking $75,000 in bribes, has sparked heated debate. Jenkins, who faced a 10-year prison sentence for appointing businessmen as auxiliary deputies in exchange for cash and campaign contributions, was granted a full pardon just before reporting to jail. Trump claimed Jenkins was unfairly targeted by a …