New Hampshire Sheriff Accepts Paid Leave After Arrest on Theft, Perjury Charges

A New Hampshire sheriff accused of stealing county funds and lying to a grand jury has agreed to be put on paid administrative leave.

Strafford County Sheriff Mark Brave was charged Thursday with eight felonies including perjury and theft of about $19,000. {snip}

Mark Brave

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The charges allege that Brave used his county credit card to pay for travel to fictitious business meetings with multiple paramours and then lied about it to a grand jury.

Brave, a Democrat elected in 2020 as New Hampshire’s first Black sheriff, was paid a salary of about $72,000 plus $11,000 for overtime in 2022.

He has called the allegations politically and racially motivated. {snip}