Former Sheriff Charged

LAST MONTH WE TOLD YOU THAT FORMER TORRANCE COUNTY SHERIFF HEATH WHITE WAS BEING INVESTIGATED FOR ALLEGEDLY STEALING COUNTY EQUIPMENT. NOW, WHITE…CURRENTLY A MAGISTRATE JUDGE IN TORRANCE COUNTY…HAS BEEN CRIMINALLY CHARGED WITH EMBEZZLEMENT OVER 20-THOUSAND DOLLARS.

THE STOLEN EQUIPMENT INCLUDED GUNS AND NIGHT VISION GOGGLES. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THAT WHITE HAS BEEN SUSPENDED FROM HIS POSITION AS MAGISTRATE JUDGE.

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