St. Bernard Parish Sheriff's Office employee fired for alleged unlawful use of $40k in sales tax 8 hours 10 minutes 16 seconds ago Monday, May 03 2021 May 3, 2021 May 03, 2021 7:55 AM May 03, 2021 in News Source: WBRZ Share: ST. BERNARD PARISH - State officials say an employee with the St. Bernard Parish Sheriff’s Office may have been responsible for thousands of dollars that went missing from the department's sales tax collections. A report from an independent auditor indicates that an employee working in the sales tax collection office was alleged to have altered receipts and misappropriated sales taxes paid in cash. The auditor's report notes that the amount missing was estimated to be about $40,000.