Records obtained by the Denton Record-Chronicle show Denton County Precinct 4 Constable Tim Burch traveled to Las Vegas in 2016 with his chief deputy constable, Barry Minoff, who earlier this spring was indicted on first-degree felony charges by a Hood County grand jury for allegedly spending more than $300,000 of a nonprofit’s funds by gambling at casinos.
Burch has been the foremost defender of Minoff since the indictment. He refused to fire Minoff and instead put him on paid administrative leave, with Burch saying he would wait to take any further action until more information became available.
Denton County commissioners instead decided to defund Burch’s chief deputy position from…
