President Donald Trump on Monday pardoned a Virginia sheriff who had been convicted of federal bribery expenses and sentenced to 10 years in federal jail.
Scott Jenkins, who had been the sheriff of Culpeper County, Virginia, was set to report back to jail on Tuesday.
“Sheriff Scott Jenkins, his spouse Patricia, and their household have been dragged via HELL by a Corrupt and Weaponized Biden DOJ,” Trump wrote in a press release on Reality Social. “Actually, throughout his trial, when Sheriff Jenkins tried to supply exculpatory proof to assist himself, the Biden Choose, Robert Ballou, refused to permit it, shut him down, after which went on a tirade.”
Culpeper County, Virginia, Sheriff Scott Jenkins speaks throughout a gun rights rally organized by The Virginia Residents Protection League on Capitol Sq. close to the state capital constructing, Jan. 20, 2020, in Richmond, Va.
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“As we’ve seen, in Federal, Metropolis, and State Courts, Radical Left or Liberal Judges enable into proof what they really feel like, not what is remitted below the Structure and Guidelines of Proof,” he added. “This Sheriff is a sufferer of an overzealous Biden Division of Justice, and does not need to spend a single day in jail.”
Jenkins confronted a jury trial in late 2024 however wasn’t sentenced till March 2025 below the Trump administration.
Trump praised Jenkins as “an exquisite particular person, who was persecuted by the Radical Left ‘monsters,’ and ‘left for useless.’ For this reason I, as President of the USA, see match to finish his unfair sentence, and grant Sheriff Jenkins a FULL and Unconditional Pardon. He’ll NOT be going to jail tomorrow, however as a substitute can have an exquisite and productive life.”
Jenkins was convicted by a jury in December 2024 on expenses together with one depend of conspiracy, 4 counts of sincere companies fraud and 7 counts of bribery regarding federally funded applications.
The Division of Justice had said in a press release in March that he had obtained over $75,000 in money funds for “appointing quite a few Northern Virginia businessmen as auxiliary deputy sheriffs inside his division.”
“Scott Jenkins violated his oath of workplace and the religion the residents of Culpeper County positioned in him when he engaged in a cash-for-badges scheme,” appearing U.S. Legal professional Zachary T. Lee mentioned on the time.
“We maintain our elected legislation enforcement officers to the next customary of conduct and this case proves that when these officers use their authority for unjust private enrichment, the Division of Justice will maintain them accountable,” he added.
