A federal jury on Tuesday awarded more than $5 million to four former high-ranking Adams County Sheriff’s Office employees who said former Sheriff Richard Reigenborn forced them to resign in 2019 because they had supported his opponent in the election, their attorney said.

A federal jury awarded over $5 million to a sheriff and three deputies who accused the former sheriff of supporting a different candidate for sheriff in 2018.

Four former Adams County deputies were awarded $5 million following a years-long retaliation case, a jury ruled Tuesday.

"Sheriff Reigenborn admitted that he looked at who donated to the other campaigns because that’s public information," attorney Iris Halpern said.