Attorney General Steve Marshall announced, on June 27, the conviction of disgraced Barbour County Sheriff Leroy Upshaw.
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He pleaded guilty in Barbour County Circuit Court to allegations charging him with using his office or official position for personal gain. At today’s hearing, Upshaw agreed that a Sheriff’s Office employee acting upon his direction, or Upshaw himself, wrote Upshaw checks totaling $32,135 from Sherriff’s Office bank accounts.“Abusing the taxpayers’ money will not be tolerated in our state, and I am pleased the defendant will be held accountable for betraying the public’s trust,” said Attorney General Marshall.arrested on ethics chargesAfter the hearing, the Attorney General commended those who assisted in investigating this case.
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