Crime

Longtime Missouri sheriff sentenced to 9 months for embezzlement

By Matt Campbell

mcampbell@kcstar.com
Wallace Newman George Jr., the former sheriff of Saline County, Mo., was sentenced to nine months in prison for stealing nearly $79,000 from state-issued checks meant to reimburse the county for prisoner expenses.
Wallace Newman George Jr., the former sheriff of Saline County, Mo., was sentenced to nine months in prison for stealing nearly $79,000 from state-issued checks meant to reimburse the county for prisoner expenses.

The former longtime sheriff of Saline County, Mo., was sentenced Tuesday to nine months in federal prison for embezzling thousands of dollars in taxpayer funds over more than five years.

Wallace Newman George Jr., 71, resigned a year ago after 36 years as sheriff and pleaded guilty to one count of stealing nearly $79,000 from state-issued checks meant to reimburse Saline County for prisoner expenses.

Matt Campbell: 816-234-4902, @MattCampbellKC

This story was originally published February 7, 2017 at 5:16 PM with the headline "Longtime Missouri sheriff sentenced to 9 months for embezzlement."

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