LUMBERTON -- Former Robeson County Sheriff Glenn Maynor has been charged with misapplying federal money and lying to a grand jury, according to federal documents made public Wednesday.

The charismatic Maynor, who ran the Sheriff's Office for 10 years, also was charged with authorizing deputies to work for his personal and political gain and with producing and using illegal satellite TV cards. Maynor and his lawyers, John P. O'Hale and Douglas Parsons, could not be reached for comment.

Maynor becomes the highest-ranking law officer to be charged since a state and federal investigation known as Operation Tarnished Badge began more than four years ago.

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