Disgraced Former Santa Fe County Sheriff Greg Solano Turns to Poker to Pay for $25k Theft

Former Santa Fe County Sheriff Greg Solano wants to repay $25,000 he stole from his department through the sale of wood carved poker chip trays.

Solano, 48, plead guilty last year to five counts of felony fraud in connection with the illegal sale of county property that included bullet proof vests and gun holsters.  He served six weeks in jail.

"I'm trying to just do everything right and pay back the restitution that is required of me," Solano told the Santa Fe New Mexican newspaper. "I'm trying to go back to some sense of normalcy with my family, life and everything."

Solano has been a woodworker for about six years and recently began selling handmade clocks and religious pieces through Facebook.

"I think it is a good way to get into a niche market," Solano said of his fundraising efforts.

- Patrick Flanagan, Gambling911.com