Tag: FDLE
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Broward Sheriff Tony failed to keep “good moral character,” but shouldn’t lose license to be a cop
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony violated a state law regarding the state’s “minimum qualifications” to be a law enforcement officer by failing to maintain “good moral character,” but shouldn’t lose his license to be a cop, a state administrative judge ruled today. -
Chief of FDLE Miami office retired after probe found he sent thousands of sexually suggestive texts
By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
For nearly a decade, Troy Walker lorded over the Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s Miami office with the iron fist of a paranoid tyrant. But it was Walker’s penchant for sending sexually explicit text messages on his work-issued phone that led to his departure. -
Broward’s killer sheriff faces twin probable cause findings of perjury as state dawdles and months roll by
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Over the summer, two different state agencies found probable cause to believe that Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony lied under oath for decades, including about his execution style slaying of a young man in Philadelphia when Tony was 14 years old. What’s been done about it? Nothing. -
FDLE criminal case against Broward Sheriff Tony removed from State Attorney Pryor’s office
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Using a confidential executive order, Gov. Ron DeSantis has transferred the Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s criminal case against Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony to the State Attorney’s Office in Fort Myers. -
DeSantis rush job: Records show feeble FDLE screening of Broward Sheriff Tony
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office didn’t ask the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to conduct a background check on Gregory Tony until the day before DeSantis announced that Tony was his choice to be Broward’s next sheriff, according to state records obtained by Florida Bulldog. -
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State attorney, SEC close probes of Miami Gardens officials with no criminal charges or sanctions
By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
After being probed by local, state and federal authorities for more than a year, Miami Gardens officials have come out mostly unscathed after the two investigations.
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