This Officer had illegally taped a fellow police officer on duty and was found guilty of the illegal wiretapping but the state attorney chose to not proceed with official criminal charge.
Police corruption is the abuse of police authority for personal gain. Corruption may involve profit or another type of material benefit gained illegally as a consequence of the officer's authority.
The term police misconduct refers to illegal or inappropriate action engaged in by law enforcement officers.
Fla. Stat. sec. 119.01 et. seq.
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According to the Florida Sunshine Law, any person in Florida can request public documents and a purpose does not have to be stated. Records can be used any way the person want and the law does not specify a specific response time.
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