Trump pardons former Virginia sheriff convicted of fraud and bribery

Scott Jenkins was found guilty of accepting over $75,000 in exchange for appointing auxiliary deputy sheriffs

Donald Trump announced on Monday that he had issued an unconditional pardon to a former Virginia sheriff who was convicted on federal fraud and bribery charges.

Scott Jenkins, 53, had served as the sheriff of Culpeper county in northern Virginia for 12 years, having been elected in 2011 and re-elected twice.