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Former Missouri Sheriff Gets Prison Time for Illegal Cell Phone Tracking

Loaded on Sept. 9, 2019 by David M. Reutter published in Prison Legal News September, 2019, page 49
Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Police Misconduct. Location: Missouri.

by David M. Reutter

A former Missouri sheriff who campaigned on getting tough on drug dealers was sentenced to six months in prison plus four months on house arrest after pleading guilty to identity theft and wire fraud.

The fall from grace of Cory Hutcheson, 36, the former sheriff of ...

 

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