Former South Florida police chief arrested 4 years after being let go over policing scandal
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Sergio Velazquez, the former police chief of Hialeah, was arrested on charges of money laundering, grand theft, and organized fraud. He is accused of misappropriating hundreds of thousands of dollars from a petty cash fund used in undercover drug stings over a six-month period in 2021 and possibly as early as 2015. The investigation, led by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office, suggests that more charges may follow for Velazquez, who served as police chief for nearly ten years.
Sergio Velazquez, the former police chief of Hialeah, was arrested for allegedly siphoning hundreds of thousands from drug stings and taxpayer funds, raising serious ethical questions.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement revealed that Velazquez may have embezzled from a petty cash fund designated for undercover drug operations, potentially starting in 2015.
Read at Sun Sentinel
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