Norfolk County Sheriff Patrick McDermott has agreed to pay a hefty civil forfeiture after state regulators determined he unlawfully spent tens of thousands of dollars in campaign funds to further his “personal business future.”

McDermott will pay the state $7,500 in personal funds and nearly $29,000 from his campaign committee as part of the Sept. 10 agreement with the Office of Campaign and Political Finance. He’s also agreed to forgive a $10,000 candidate loan made to his campaign.

OCPF highlighted more than $31,000 in suspect campaign payments made between 2022 and the end of 2024. Regulators alleged some parts of the documentation were incomplete, while others indicated the funds had been used to serve McDermott’s now-defunct real estate holding company or the sheriff himself in

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