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The Sheriff’s Department can also opt “to discipline their employee administratively in addition to, or in lieu of, seeking criminal charges,” the statement said.

The company has posted workarounds on its website, such as linking checking accounts in lieu of a debit card.

The tax break passed the Republican-controlled Congress in lieu of eliminating taxes on Social Security income.

He is currently being held at the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin in lieu of $275,000 bail and is due back in court on Nov. 18.

Republicans have also floated the idea of direct payments to some households in lieu of the healthcare subsidies.