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Former Knox County sheriff charged in KCSO conspiracy
Filed: May 14, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET
Summary: TBI says 11 Knox County Sheriff’s Office employees used a department credit card and cash for personal expenses over eight years.
WHO: Former Knox County Sheriff and 10 other current/former Knox County Sheriff’s Office employees
WHAT: Charged in a conspiracy case involving alleged misuse of a department credit card and cash seized during drug investigations for personal expenses
WHEN: May 13, 2026 at 7:19 PM ET
WHERE: Knox County, Tennessee
WHY: Alleged misuse of a department credit card and seized drug-investigation cash for personal expenses
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