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Former Brunswick Co. sheriff gets 16 months in prison

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The Associated Press

Published: October 6, 2008

RALEIGH
The former sheriff of Brunswick County must serve 16 months in prison and participate in a substance abuse program for obstructing justice.

U.S. District Court Judge Earl Britt also sentenced former Sheriff Ronald Hewett on Monday to two years of probation and fined him $10,000.

Hewett was sentenced for obstructing an investigation into complaints from current and former deputies about his corruption and misconduct as a sheriff. He was charged in May after a federal investigation into his misconduct began in 2006. He pleaded guilty in June.

The U.S. Attorney's Office had filed a recommendation Friday that Hewett serve the maximum 12 to 18 months.
Hewett was suspended from office in March after serving as sheriff for 14 years. He resigned April 15.

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