Strafford County Sheriff Mark Brave, who campaigned in 2020 to be the state’s only Black sheriff, is charged with one count of theft by deception for stealing about $19,000 in county funds by submitting reimbursement for personal expenses with false justifications; two counts of falsifying physical evidence; and five counts of perjury for lying in his testimony before the Strafford County Grand Jury, Attorney General John Formella said.
New Hampshire sheriff charged with theft, perjury and falsifying evidence
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In the meantime, federal authorities have been notified, and the state has begun a criminal investigation, said Attorney General John Formella.
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