(Culpeper)- An indictment unsealed Thursday charged Culpeper County Sheriff Scott Jenkins and three other Virginia men with a conspiracy to exchange bribes for law enforcement badges and credentials. According to the indictment, since at least April 2019, Jenkins, accepted cash bribes and bribes in the form of campaign contributions totaling at least $72,500. In return, Jenkins appointed each of the bribe payors as auxiliary deputy sheriffs, a sworn law enforcement position, and issued them Culpeper County Sheriff’s Office badges and ID cards.
