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 …?

NPR