Ex- Carteret sheriff gets prison time for embezzlement
Former Carteret County Sheriff Ralph Thomas was sentenced Wednesday to 14 months in prison for stealing money from a fund his detectives used for undercover drug operations.
Posted — UpdatedThomas, 60, of Beaufort, pleaded guilty in May to conspiracy to misappropriate county funds. He was sheriff of Carteret County from 1986 to 2006.
Federal prosecutors said at least $5,000 was withdrawn between 1997 and 2006 from official accounts maintained by the sheriff's office. They said Thomas ordered his deputies to engage in a scheme that allowed him to take money.
In addition to his prison sentence, Thomas was ordered to pay $84,880 in restitution.
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