A Strafford County sheriff who resigned after he was accused of stealing $19,000 in county funds has been sentenced to 3 1/2 to seven years in prison on perjury charges. Prosecutors asked for at least seven years for Mark Brave, who pleaded guilty in a plea agreement. The 39-year-old Brave was elected as Strafford County sheriff in 2020. He was accused of using a county credit card in 2023 to pay for travel to fictitious business meetings with romantic partners and then lying about it. Attorney General John Formella said Brave’s sentence shows that no one is above the law.