Hedge Fund Tycoon Robert Mercer’s Sheriff’s Badge Has Been Revoked

  • Hedge fund tycoon became posse member after donating a truck
  • More than a dozen other volunteers had credentials revoked
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Robert Mercer, turn in your badge. There’s a new sheriff in town.

The New York hedge fund magnate and conservative donor had his status as a volunteer deputy sheriff revoked by Yuma County, Colorado, Sheriff Chad Day on Monday, his last day in office. Day lost his re-election bid last year after Bloomberg News reported on Mercer’s role and his purchase of a new pickup truck for the sheriff’s official use.