Police: Ex-Denver sheriff chief stole tax software

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DENVER (AP) — A former high-ranking member of the Denver Sheriff’s Department stole more than $20,000 worth of tax software by hiding it in bags of dog food and other merchandise at Target stores, according to a grand jury indictment released Tuesday.

In addition to theft charges, former division chief Michael Than, 46, also is accused of tax evasion, as authorities say he never reported the more than $60,000 he earned reselling packages of stolen Turbo Tax software on eBay and preparing tax returns for other people.

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