AL.com’s report noted that Entrekin and wife Karen in September purchased a house for $740,000 in an upscale section of Orange Beach, Florida, and Etowah County residents questioned how a sheriff could purchases such as house on a five-figure annual salary. … [Read more...] about Alabama Sheriff Accused of Keeping $750K in Gov’t Funding Loses Re-election
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Sheriff Who Once Endorsed Roy Moore Accused Of Having Sex With Underage Girls
Mary Elizabeth Cross alleged to AL.com that Todd Entrekin, the sheriff of Etowah County, Alabama, had sex with her four times in 1992 when he was 29 — then a commander of the Etowah County Sheriff’s Office’s drug task force — and she was 15, under the age of consent. Cross said she did not rebuff his advances, but alleged she saw Entrekin rape another underage girl who said no. The incidents allegedly occurred at parties Entrekin threw for other law enforcement officers where drugs were present. … [Read more...] about Sheriff Who Once Endorsed Roy Moore Accused Of Having Sex With Underage Girls
Alabama Governor: Sheriffs Shouldn’t Pocket Jail Food Money
Ivey directed the state comptroller on Tuesday to stop paying a food service allowance — worth about $4,000 annually per sheriff — to sheriffs' personal bank accounts. Ivey is also asking lawmakers to clarify state law so that a larger pot of money for purchasing food, which totals almost $8 million annually, cannot be kept for sheriffs' personal use, spokesman Daniel Sparkman said. … [Read more...] about Alabama Governor: Sheriffs Shouldn’t Pocket Jail Food Money
Alabama sheriff who pocketed $750K in inmate food money thanks to state law loses in primary
AL.com had reported in March that Entrekin was able to pocket more than $750,000 over a three-year period thanks to a state law that allows sheriffs to “keep and retain” leftover prisoner meal money. Many sheriffs in the state have interpreted the law to allow them to personally keep leftover funds rather than turn the money over to their respective counties. … [Read more...] about Alabama sheriff who pocketed $750K in inmate food money thanks to state law loses in primary
Alabama sheriff who bought beach house after pocketing $750G from inmate food fund gets voted out
Qualls, who had been paid to mow Entrekins’ lawn, told AL.com in an article soon after his arrest he questioned why he was receiving checks for his services via a “Sheriff Todd Entrekin Food Provision Account,” when he knew of individuals in jail who had gone without meals. … [Read more...] about Alabama sheriff who bought beach house after pocketing $750G from inmate food fund gets voted out
