Page County sheriff arrested, charged with 22 federal offenses
October 24, 2008 | Virginia News
A cockfighting case led to a joint federal and state investigation of Daniel Presgraves.
Daniel W. Presgraves, who was elected Page County sheriff in 2000, was arrested Thursday at his home in Luray and charged with 22 federal offenses that included racketeering, sexual harassment and assaults on employees, and misuse of inmate labor.
Acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia Julia Dudley held a news conference in Charlottesville to call the charges "a violation of what we all hold sacred -- the trust we put in our elected officials." She said the cockfighting and bribery that prompted a joint state and federal investigation turned out to be "just the outer layer of broader criminal conduct."
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