Eleven counts of wrongdoing are alleged by the recent Clarke County Grand Jury indictment of former Sheriff Ray Norris. Most are related to election campaign matters — campaign monies converted to his personal use and not reporting campaign donations. He is also cited for using his office for personal gain, for not filing a statement of economic interests form related to outside business interests and for “willful attempt” to evade paying Alabama income tax. Counts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 are related to unlawful use of campaign contributions that Norris “did intention- ally convert to personal use contributions” from...

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