Overview

• Chief U.S. District Judge Susan O. Hickey ordered 24 months in federal prison and three years of supervised release, with credit for time served.
• Prosecutors said Scott Finkbeiner admitted misleading agents about his ties to a target, using crack cocaine and methamphetamine, and being present during a controlled drug buy.
• The FBI arrested Finkbeiner in November 2023, he lost sheriff authority in December 2023, and he resigned after entering his federal guilty plea in February.
• In a separate state case, he pleaded guilty to improper use of a criminal database and soliciting sex, receiving six months in county jail and a $4,500 fine from Judge Margaret Dobson.
• U.S. Magistrate Judge Barry Bryant ordered him detained in May after prosecutors said he tried to contact a witness while on pretrial release.