NORFOLK, Va. — A U.S. appeals court has denied former Norfolk Sheriff Bob McCabe's attempt to overturn his 12-year prison sentence for bribery and public corruption.
In an appeal, McCabe, the sheriff from 1994 to 2017, challenged the timing of his trial, the use of out-of-court statements against him, and certain jury instructions. But the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit wrote, "We are satisfied that each of Sheriff McCabe’s appellate contentions lacks merit, and we affirm his convictions and sentences."
McCabe was convicted of helping companies secure multi-million dollar contracts with the city in exchange for gifts and trips. The former sheriff was sentenced in May 2022, nine months after his conviction.
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During his sentencing, U.S. District Judge Arenda Allen told McCabe his crimes were a profound breach of the public's trust. She told McCabe the company CEOs played him.
Allen told McCabe she could have sentenced him to the max of all 11 counts a jury convicted him on, which would have given him 220 years in prison.
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