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Commissioner raises questions about sheriff’s ‘off‑books’ account and missing records
Summary
At the Jan. 5 meeting, Commissioner Burger said the sheriff turned over some receipts but that over 10 years of bank records appear missing; receipts reportedly include gift cards, meals and alcohol purchases and finance initially found over $10,000 and now says records suggest around $20,000—commissioners requested further documentation and transparency.
Commissioner Burger pressed county managers and staff on Jan. 5 for documents relating to a sheriff’s office bank account he described as ‘‘off the books.’’ He said the sheriff previously told a reporter the account had all records, but Burger said the materials turned over to county officials were incomplete.
"He's handed over some records... Some of those…
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