"Culpeper Sheriff and Businessmen Indicted for Bribery and Fraud in Badge Scheme"
Culpeper County Sheriff Scott Jenkins has been indicted on federal charges for allegedly accepting cash bribes and campaign contributions in exchange for police credentials that allowed buyers to carry concealed guns nationwide without permits. Jenkins is accused of appointing the bribe payors as auxiliary deputy sheriffs and issuing them badges and identification cards, falsely claiming that these credentials authorized them to carry concealed firearms in all 50 states. Three other men have also been charged in connection with the case. If convicted, Jenkins and the others could face significant prison sentences.