Cleveland County Sheriff Resigns, Given Plea Deal by AG’s Office in Embezzlement Case
He received a five-year deferred sentence and must pay $10,000 in restitution after two campaign embezzlement counts were dismissed, officials said.
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Cleveland County Sheriff resigns, given plea deal by AG’s office in embezzlement case
Cleveland County Sheriff Chris Amason resigned Monday after pleading no contest to an embezzlement charge tied to the misuse of campaign and county funds. A plea deal allows Amason to avoid jail time, reduced the number of charges against him, and requires him to pay $10,000 in restitution to a charity of his choice.
Cleveland County Sheriff resigns following embezzlement plea deal
Cleveland County Sheriff resigns following embezzlement plea dealCleveland County Sheriff Donald "Chris" Amason tendered his immediate resignation Monday following a plea of no contest to embezzlement charges. Get more Oklahoma City news: Oklahoma City Free Press
Cleveland County Sheriff Chris Amason pleads no contest to embezzlement, resigns
After years of financial mismanagement allegations, Cleveland County Sheriff Chris Amason resigned from office after pleading no contest to one count of felony embezzlement today in exchange for Attorney General Gentner Drummond’s office dismissing three other counts the same day they were revealed publicly. Amason’s same-day charging, deferred-sentence plea deal and court-system walkthrough marks the […] The post Cleveland County Sheriff Chris …
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