A multicounty grand jury accused an Oklahoma sheriff of corruption Thursday and requested he be immediately removed from office.
Grand jurors allege Carter County Sheriff Milton Anthony accepted a female employee’s bribe of sexual favors in exchange for hiring her husband as a local deputy. The grand jury did not return an indictment but an accusation for removal instead.
Agents from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation arrested Anthony earlier this month on a felony bribery complaint, and The Oklahoman reports a criminal case against the sheriff is expected to be filed early next week.
A judge in Ardmore will now decide whether to remove the sheriff. Anthony is entitled to a jury trial under law.
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