Ken Jenne
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Kenneth C. "Ken" Jenne, II (born 1947), is a former Democratic member of the Florida State Senate and a former sheriff of Broward County, which encompasses Fort Lauderdale in southeastern Florida. Jenne resigned as sheriff in September 2007, after having pleaded guilty to federal tax evasion and mail fraud. On November 16, 2007, he was sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison.[1] He is currently incarcerated as prisoner 77434-004 in a minimum-security prison camp in Virginia.[2]
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[edit] Education
Jenne was reared in Lake Worth. His father, Kenneth Jenne, senior, was employed by a utility company, and his mother worked for the Palm Beach County Clerk of the Court. He attended Palm Beach Junior College, where he was student government president. In 1968, he earned his bachelor of arts in political science from Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton.[3] He subsequently earned a Juris Doctor from Florida State University in Tallahassee.[4] Jenne later served in the United States Army Reserve. He retired at the rank of sergeant as a public safety supervisor.[4]
He is also a graduate of the FBI's National Executive Institute, as well as the National Sheriffs' Institute.[4]
[edit] Career
[edit] Politics
By 1972, Jenne was a prosecutor for the Broward County State Attorney's Office. Following his time as a prosecutor, he was elected to the Broward County Commission and served as commission chairman in 1976.
Jenne was elected to the Florida Senate in 1978. He would remain in this position for 18 years. Jenne is credited with holding a majority of the top committee chairmanships in the Florida Senate, including the position of Senate Democratic Leader. In January 1998, Florida Governor Lawton Chiles, a fellow Democrat, selected him to become Broward County sheriff to succeed the late Ron Cochran.[4]
[edit] Law enforcement
As sheriff, Jenne directed a 6,300-member organization with a $638 million budget. Under his direction, the organization was responsible for law enforcement and fire rescue duties in 14 cities and towns, as well as all unincorporated areas of Broward County.[5] He resigned on September 4, 2007 in light of federal corruption charges.
[edit] Corruption
Jenne resigned in September 2007 after agreeing to plead guilty to federal tax evasion and mail fraud charges after a corruption investigation uncovered crimes in his outside business dealings, federal prosecutors said. Jenne faced a possible grand jury indictment on more serious money laundering charges.
Jenne pleaded guilty to three counts of tax evasion and one count of mail fraud conspiracy and was sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison.[1]
Several of Jenne's long-term Democratic allies, including former Florida Attorney General Bob Butterworth and former Florida Senate President Jim Scott, pleaded for leniency.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Anderson, Curt. "Fla. Sheriff Gets Prison for Corruption", The Associated Press, 2007-11-16. Retrieved on 2007-11-17.
- ^ http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/broward/sfl-flbjenne1220sbdec20,0,5147683.story
- ^ Florida Atlantic University - Alumni Hall of Fame 1985. Florida Atlantic University Office of Alumni Relations. Retrieved on 2006-12-18.
- ^ a b c d Broward Sheriff's Office - About Sheriff Ken Jenne. Broward County Sheriff's Office. Retrieved on 2006-12-18.
- ^ Broward Sheriff's Office - About the Broward Sheriff's Office. Broward County Sheriff's Office. Retrieved on 2006-12-18.
