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Former KY Sheriff Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement

Former KY Sheriff Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement
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By The Associated Press
Jun. 22, 2017 | BOWLING GREEN, KY
By The Associated Press Jun. 22, 2017 | 05:07 PM | BOWLING GREEN, KY
A former Kentucky sheriff has pleaded guilty in federal court to embezzling money while in office.

The U.S. attorney's office said in a news release that 58-year-old Bobby Carlton Shoffner of Hodgenville on Thursday admitted embezzling between 2011 and 2012 while he was LaRue County sheriff and agreed to pay more than $36,000 in restitution to the county.

The release said Shoffner admitted embezzling $21,901 in property tax receipts. Prosecutors said he also kept $1,138 in penalty payments, used an official business credit card to pay for $3,200 in personal expenses and hired a relative to work in the sheriff's office at a higher rate than a previous employee, resulting in a loss of $10,000.

Sentencing was set for Sept. 21.
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