simlyme
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This was not just A deputy this was MORE.Thank you; I read that. I've read about the situation before. I think it had a profound effect on the department and the community. The effect is probably residual to some extent. Some have moved on others are still doubtful. When you have a crime of this magnitude involving a deputy it's bound to have some effect, perceived or otherwise, on that investigation. In the long run the best way to remedy the situation is for investigations to be effective. This one seems to be lacking. Maybe that's just perception which may be helped by more and better reporting.
Britt asked the State Bureau of Investigation to look into the matter, marking the beginning of the largest investigation of police corruption in state history - Operation Tarnished Badge.
In all, 22 lawmen, including former Sheriff Glenn Maynor, were charged with crimes, including pirating satellite television signals, kidnapping, perjury, drug trafficking, armed robbery and money laundering. Three former deputies remain in prison.
The investigation is not over, said Mark Brewington, the SBI's special agent in charge. Civil lawsuits and appeals are pending, he said, and the deep scars left by Tarnished Badge have yet to completely heal.
"I believe any time you have any type of bad situation that leads to an investigation, it affects everyone involved," Brewington said. "It affects the community, the agency and the criminal justice system as a whole. There is a lasting effect."