Ex-Sheriff Mark Brave Indicted for Theft, Perjury, Falsifying Evidence

The indictments allege that Mr. Brave committed eight felony offenses.  Mr. Brave is charged with one count of Theft by Deception (a class A felony) for stealing over $1,500.00 in Strafford County funds for credit-card reimbursements through deception; two counts of Falsifying Physical Evidence (both class B felonies) – one for submitting false reimbursement justifications, and one for altering a document submitted for reimbursement; and five counts of Perjury (all class B felonies) for lying in his testimony before the Strafford County Grand Jury during the course of the investigation.