CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) — A development unfolded Thursday in the federal corruption case tied to Culpeper County Sheriff Scott Jenkins, who was recently pardoned by President Donald Trump. One of Jenkins’ co-defendants, Rick Rahim, appeared in court and received his sentence.

What began as a straightforward plea bargain sentencing raised a broader legal question: Can a defendant be guilty if the person he bribed was pardoned?

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