Monday, March 19, 2018

Sheriff Todd Entrekin Legally Took $750,000 Meant To Feed Inmates To Buy A Beach House

A few weeks back I posted a story about a girl who was raped by two policemen in a van and when she went to press charges, she learned that it’s not a crime for police officers to have sex, albeit consensual sex, with people they arrest; see that post HERE..

I thought that was shocking., and then I read this …

Todd Entrekin, the Etowah County, Alabama sheriff took home as personal profit more than $750,000 that was budgeted to feed inmates; and he used it to buy himself a $740,000 beach house.

Oh, and that’s not a crime in Alabama.

It seems the state has a Depression-era law that allows sheriffs to "keep and retain" unspent money from jail food-provision accounts. Sheriffs across the state take excess money as personal income, but … but … in the event of a shortfall, they are personally liable for covering the gap.

But no gap? Pocket the money and buy yourself a vacation getaway. Even better, Entrekin has no problem helping himself to the excess cash:
"The law says it's a personal account and that's the way I've always done it."
Clearly, because Sheriff Todd and his wife own several properties worth a combined $1.7 million, including that $740,000 four-bedroom beach house.

Oh, and without helping himself to that personal food account of excess coins, Entrekin’s salary is $93,000 a year.

So, who cares if he’s taking money that really isn’t his …?

5 comments:

  1. Every penny budgeted for the care of people you have deprived of their freedom should be spent on taking care of them - including drug treatment, education and counseling.

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  2. muthafucka! LOCK HIM UP! AND DON'T FEED HIM!

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  3. I could understand if the monies unspent were returned to the sheriff's budget, but to give it to him seems a recipe for disaster. You are asking for trouble.

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  4. Anonymous10:22 AM

    He's a FoRM - Friend of Roy Moore

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