The husband of a former top executive for a county contractor accused of misappropriating county funds is now facing more than a dozen felony charges.
Jeff Knox, who is married to ex-Harm Reduction Coalition of San Diego COO Amy Knox, entered not guilty pleas Thursday to 15 felony counts of theft, embezzlement, receiving stolen property, mortgage fraud and filing fraudulent tax returns.
Knox previously stood by his wife’s side in court as she faced criminal accusations of spending public money on everything from plastic surgery to purebred dogs, allegedly forging an invoice to the county, mortgage fraud and taking trips meant to be auctioned off to support another nonprofit his wife once helped lead. Amy Knox has pleaded not guilty to all charges…