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'''Jeffery Earl Britt''', known as '''Jeff Britt''' (born February 15, 1965), is a [[business]]man from Monterey in Catahoula Parish, [[Louisiana]], who from 1992 to 1999 served as the [[sheriff]] of his neighboring Tensas Parish, the smallest of the state's sixty-four parishes.

'''Jeffery Earl Britt''', known as '''Jeff Britt''' (born February 15, 1965), is a [[business]]man from Monterey in Catahoula Parish, [[Louisiana]], who from 1992 to 1999 served as the [[sheriff]] of his neighboring Tensas Parish, the smallest of the state's sixty-four parishes.

Britt is the son of Memory Britt and the pharmacist Edwin Britt, who opened his practice in Newellton in 1964.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/edwin-britt-2018467b|title=Edwin Britt|publisher=LinkedIn.com|accessdate=August 20, 2018}}</ref> He has a brother, Jay Britt, whose son Zechariah Quitman Britt (1991-2108), died at the age of twenty-seven in [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]], Louisiana.<ref>{{cite web|url=

Britt is the son of Memory Britt and the pharmacist Edwin Britt, who opened his practice in Newellton in 1964.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/edwin-britt-2018467b|title=Edwin Britt|publisher=LinkedIn.com|accessdate=August 20, 2018}}</ref> He has a brother, Jay Britt, whose son Zechariah Quitman Britt (1991-2108), died at the age of twenty-seven in [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]], Louisiana.<ref>{{cite web|url=

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/192089651/zechariah-quitman-britt|title=Zechariah Quitman Britt|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=August 20, 2018}}</ref> Britt graduated in 1983 from the former Newellton High School and attended thereafter the University of Louisiana at [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]]. His father had graduated in the ULM pharmacy program. At the age of barely twenty-six, Britt was elected sheriff in 1991, when he unseated his fellow [[Democratic Democrat]] Fred E. Scott. He was reelected in 1995 but left the office before the expiration of his second term. Britt was accused of mistreating , lying to the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]],  and charging taxpayers for personal expenses. His trial ended in a hung jury, and he accumulated more than $500,000 in legal fees.  Rather than face a looming second trial, he accepted a [[plea bargain]], which stipulated resignation from office, four years of [[probation]], payment of more than $21,000 in restitution, and the ending of his law-enforcement career.<ref name=jbe/>

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/192089651/zechariah-quitman-britt|title=Zechariah Quitman Britt|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=August 20, 2018}}</ref> Britt graduated in 1983 from the former Newellton High School and attended thereafter the University of Louisiana at [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]]. His father had graduated in the ULM pharmacy program. At the age of barely twenty-six, Britt was elected sheriff in 1991, when he unseated his fellow [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Fred E. Scott. He was reelected in 1995 but left the office before the expiration of his second term. Britt was accused of mistreating , lying to the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]],  and charging taxpayers for personal expenses. His trial ended in a hung jury, and he accumulated more than $500,000 in legal fees.  Rather than face a looming second trial, he accepted a [[plea bargain]], which stipulated resignation from office, four years of [[probation]], payment of more than $21,000 in restitution, and the ending of his law-enforcement career.<ref name=jbe/>

In 2017, Democratic [[Governor]] [[John Bel Edwards]] pardoned Britt, an action that Edwards' predecessor, [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[Bobby Jindal]], had declined. The pardon was endorsed by the sheriff and district attorney of Catahoula Parish. In 2018, Edwards appointed Britt to a state agency, the Used Motor Vehicle Commission.<ref name=jbl>{{cite web|url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/article_3bbbf70c-a0de-11e8-a69c-ab023a8e364f.html|title=Gov. Edwards pardons ex-sheriff with felony record, appoints him to board governing car dealers|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=August 19, 2018|author=Gordon Russell and Elizabeth Crisp|accessdate=August 20, 2018}}</ref>

In 2017, Democratic [[Governor]] [[John Bel Edwards]] pardoned Britt, an action that Edwards' predecessor, [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[Bobby Jindal]], had declined. The pardon was endorsed by the sheriff and district attorney of Catahoula Parish. In 2018, Edwards appointed Britt to a state agency, the Used Motor Vehicle Commission.<ref name=jbe>{{cite web|url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/article_3bbbf70c-a0de-11e8-a69c-ab023a8e364f.html|title=Gov. Edwards pardons ex-sheriff with felony record, appoints him to board governing car dealers|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=August 19, 2018|author=Gordon Russell and Elizabeth Crisp|accessdate=August 20, 2018}}</ref>

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