Corvallis Gazette-Times: "Benton County Sheriff Jim Swinyard announced Tuesday afternoon that he has fired Sgt. Jack Burright for misrepresenting himself on county job application forms.
Swinyard, who made the announcement shortly after noon in his office, said he made his decision after Benton County District Attorney Scott Heiser said Burright was 'no longer a viable witness' in any criminal matter that Heiser’s office would prosecute.
Burright was the subject of an Oregon State Police investigation earlier this summer after he falsified his educational background on job applications with the sheriff’s office. Specifically, he indicated that he graduated from Corvallis High School when he did not. He did later receive a GED.
In addition, Burright bought a degree from an unaccredited online diploma mill called Farington University, and he listed this degree on a 2004 application for lieutenant. "
