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| Former sheriff charged with embezzlement |
| By news4colorado.com |
| Published: 02/14/2005 |
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Prosecutors have charged a former Colorado sheriff and his wife with embezzlement, saying they forced jail inmates to help build an addition to their home. Isaac and Mary Gallegos were also charged last Tuesday with criminal extortion and intimidation of a witness. Isaac Gallegos was elected Conejos County sheriff in 1995 and later hired his wife as the county jail administrator. The couple allegedly threatened to transfer inmates to a jail far from family members if they refused to help with the house and never paid them, court records say. According to county records, the value of the Gallegos home increased from $5,505 to $69,618 after the addition. The sheriff was replaced in January 2003. |
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