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STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATORS LOOKING TO DECERTIFY FLORIDA SHERIFF AFTER
HE POTENTIALLY PERJURED HIMSELF

Posted by: Mitch McKinley|June 19, 2022 |Categories Featured, Investigations,
Police Misconduct
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BROWARD COUNTY, FL – Back in February, we brought you the story of Broward
County Sheriff Gregory Tony and the lies he told on his application to get into
a law enforcement role.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement ruled that Tony had indeed lied when
he failed to disclose an arrest, trial and subsequently acquittal for murder in
1993, when Tony was only 14. The acquittal came after Tony’s self-defense
argument could not be proven wrong by prosecutors. The case was closed and
expunged by order of the court.

Now, a panel within the Florida Criminal Justice Standards and Training (CJS&T)
commission are determining if there is enough probable cause to potentially
strip the sheriff of his law enforcement certifications.





Such a move by the commission would only remove his ability to act in a law
enforcement capacity, such as making arrests. As an elected official, Tony could
still serve as Sheriff of Broward County, but he could not get hired on to any
other state or local agencies in Florida to serve in a law enforcement role.




Tony was appointed Broward County Sheriff by Governor Ron DeSantis after Scott
Israel was removed by the governor over his handling of the Parkland school
massacre on Valentine’s Day 2018.

FloridaBulldog.org pointed out the potential embarrassment the decertifying
could bring for DeSantis in a reelection effort as Florida governor, or a
potential White House run in 2024.

The website also reported that it isn’t just the job applications that got Tony
into hot water with investigators.

The sheriff’s name is on a list of 76 members of law enforcement in the Sunshine
state who are facing cases that question their moral character for offenses that
transpired between March of 2002 and February of 2019.

“Florida Bulldog has learned that the CJS&T action is the result of a complaint
filed by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Inspector Keith Riddick.
Riddick investigated Tony for a variety of suspected crimes rooted in lies the
sheriff has told over the years.




In July 2021, Riddick wrote a 20-page report recommending that Tony by
prosecuted for, among other things, felony perjury for making a false statement
when applying for a replacement Florida driver’s license.

The two-year FDLE probe found that Tony lied repeatedly about his past when
applying for law-enforcement jobs and training, including keeping secret his
1993 arrest for murder in Philadelphia when he was 14. Tony, who was later
acquitted in juvenile court, declined to be interviewed by FDLE agents.”

While many of the offenses being looked at by the panel are beyond the statute
of limitations for prosecution, they still lend credence to his moral character
and his continued fitness to serve in a capacity that requires trustworthiness,
integrity and high moral character.

One of the events in question occurred less than one month after being appointed
sheriff.

In 2019, as well as the previous date in 2002, Tony allegedly lied on his state
application to renew a driver’s license.




When asked, in both instances, if his “driving privilege [had] ever been
revoked, suspended or denied in any state?” Tony answered “no.”

The truth of the matter is that his Pennsylvania license had been suspended on
more than one occasion.

A two-year probe into Tony’s character was led by FDLE’s Keith Riddick, whose
recommended that charges of felony perjury be brought against the sheriff.

Tony has said very little on the matter. Whether it was the license applications
or the failure to disclose the arrest and trial for murder, Tony refused to be
interviewed by Riddick’s team. What remains to be seen is exactly what the panel
or the full commission choose to do.

Another potentially damning document has also surfaced.



In January 2020, Tony signed an FDLE affidavit that swearing, under oath that he
had never had a criminal record sealed or expunged.

Four months later, he revealed in an email interview with the Florida Bulldog,
that he had “shot and killed Hector ‘Chino’ Rodriguez on a sidewalk on May 4,
1993.

The affidavit that he signed states that “intentional omission” or “false
execution…shall constitute a misdemeanor of the second degree and disqualify the
officer for employment as an officer.”

Law Enforcement Today will continue to follow this case, which should be decided
in August, and provide updates.






FOR MORE ON SHERIFF GREGORY TONY AND THE BATTLE HE IS FACING, WE INVITE YOU TO

DIG DEEPER


FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT: DEMOCRAT SHERIFF LIED MULTIPLE TIMES ON
OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS

BROWARD COUNTY, FL – Current Democratic Broward County Sheriff Gregory Tony has
been involved in an investigation by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement
for the past year and a half.

That investigation has concluded and FLDE is reporting that the Sheriff lied
multiple times in the past on official documents.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) began their investigation while
Sheriff Tony was running for election in 2020 and news broke of his arrest for
murder in 1993 when he was 14 years old.

He was arrested and tried for shooting a man several times but was acquitted.
The courts ordered the case to be sealed and expunged.

While it is true the Sheriff was arrested and acquitted for murder, according to
FDLE, it is also true that he lied on his applications to become a police
officer when he never mentioned it.



FDLE also noted that they have probable cause to believe that Sheriff Tony not
only lied about being arrested, but committed several others as well.

FDLE noted that Tony lied numerous times on his application to become a police
officer in Coral Springs before being appointed as the Broward Sheriff. Those
that were noted by FDLE are when he answered no to the following questions:

“Have you ever participated in any undetected crimes?
“Have you ever handled hallucinogens?
“List the time and dates you have personally used hallucinogens.
“Have you ever handled any other illegal drugs (Ecstasy, prescriptions, etc.)?
“List all moving violations you have had in the last seven years.
“Have you ever been arrested?
“Have you ever been arrested, received a notice to appear, been charged,
convicted, pleaded Nollo Contedere, or pleaded guilty to any criminal
violation?”

Although FDLE has found cause that Tony committed a crime when he lied on those
official documents, including when he ran for Sheriff, they are unable to move
forward with prosecution because the statute of limitations has expired.

In a memo, FDLE Agent Keith Riddick wrote:



“Although it appears that Tony knowingly and willfully [mislead] public servants
in the performance of their official duties by making false statements in
writing on his official applications (regarding his traffic citation, drug use,
and arrest history)…a criminal prosecution of these actions would be negated.”

Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who appointed Tony as Broward Sheriff
after suspending then terminating the last one, has not made a public decision
on his future as Sheriff.

Rather, Governor DeSantis has promised that there will be a deep dive into
anything Tony has done while in law enforcement. When asked about the
investigation on February 1st, Governor DeSantis said:

“We’re going to review everything…in the coming days.”

FDLE will send its investigative report to the Florida Commission on Ethics for
review. If, after review, the Ethics Commission finds probable cause the case
would be slated for a full hearing before an administrative law judge.




If that judge were to find probable cause that Tony did commit law and ethics
violations, regardless if he can be prosecuted, he could face discipline ranging
from a recommendation Governor DeSantis remove him up to a $10,000 fine per
allegation.

Tony’s troubles started when ousted Broward Sheriff Scott Israel decided to run
against him for the position in 2020. A political committee that was raising
campaign money on Israel’s behalf hired a private investigator, Mike Fisten, who
found the information.

When Fisten concluded his investigation, told the South Florida Sun-Sentinel as
well as the Broward State Attorney’s Office. The Broward State Attorneys Office
then forwarded the complaint over to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement
to investigate.

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FLORIDA GOVERNOR RAMPS UP CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION INTO FAR-LEFT SHERIFF (WHO
KILLED A MAN WHEN HE WAS A KID AND LIED)

On Jan. 7, 2020, Broward County (FL) Sheriff Gregory Tony signed a sworn
affidavit with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) in which he
swore as false:

I had a criminal record sealed or expunged.

Unfortunately for Tony, that apparently was a lie.

Sheriff Gregory Tony FDLE affidavit-Florida.gov screenshot

According to a report in Florida Bulldog this past May, Tony signed the FDLE
affidavit in which he declared under oath he never “had a criminal record sealed
or expunged.”

That report came after a Bulldog story from four days earlier reporting Tony, as
a 14-year-old living in Philadelphia, shot and killed a man in 1993.



Now it has been revealed that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis issued a confidential
executive order whereby he transferred the FDLE’s case against Tony to the State
Attorney’s Office in Fort Myers.

His decision to do so was based on the apparent reluctance of Broward County
State Attorney Harold Pryor’s apparent reluctance to file felony and other
charges against Tony, which was recommended by FDLE.

In the 1993 case, Tony claimed he killed the man in self-defense and was
acquitted in juvenile court, where records of the case were sealed, according to
a Philadelphia police report obtained by the outlet.

Tony’s account of the shooting was disputed by the victim’s girlfriend, who said
he was unarmed and the shooting came about after an argument between he and
Tony.





Just one year ago, a political rival filed a civil lawsuit against Tony claiming
that as a convicted felon, Tony was ineligible to run for office. FDLE inspector
Keith Riddick confirmed an investigation was taking place, however at the time,
the accusation went unproven and the case was dismissed.

Riddick acknowledged that FDLE had an active investigation into the allegations
Tony had possibly falsified required affidavits concerning “his sworn law
enforcement status and/or falsified official law enforcement employment
applications. The status of FDLE’s investigation remains ongoing as to
Plaintiff’s allegations as well as other undisclosed matters that will remain
confidential.”

Riddick’s affidavit continued that the FDLE was waiting on subpoenas directed
“to certain Government Agencies with the State of Pennsylvania requesting
disclosure of official court records, law enforcement agency files and criminal
arrest records pertaining to Gregory Tony. Said subpoenas were issued by the
Broward County State Attorney’s Office.”

The initial investigation started under former Broward State Attorney Michael
Satz, who decided not to run for reelection. It was then handed off to Pryor
when he assumed the office this past January.

Months went by without action on FDLE’s recommendation that Tony face
prosecution, which led the FDLE to enter complaints with Florida Attorney
General Ashley Moody, who forwarded the complaints to DeSantis, according to
sources.



DeSantis had appointed Tony as sheriff in January 2019, and then ordered the
case be transferred to State Attorney Amira Fox, who oversees Florida’s
20th judicial district which encompasses Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry and
Lee counties. In turn, Fox has assigned the matter to Assistant State Attorney
Anthony Kunasek, head of the office’s special prosecution unit.

Florida Bulldog reached out to Kunasek, who said he could not provide any
information at this time.

A spokesperson for Pryor, Paula McMahon also refused to provide additional
details, referring the outlet to the governor’s office she wrote in response to
an emailed question about the governor’s possible explanation for transferring
the case.

McMahon said, “In other words, if any such records existed they would be
confidential.”

Lying on his FDLE application isn’t the only problem plaguing Tony.




In April, Florida Bulldog reported he is under investigation by the FBI under
allegations of bid rigging, fraud and kickbacks relative to the Broward
Sheriff’s Office purchase of bleeding control stations from North American
Rescue, a South Carolina company where Tony worked prior to becoming sheriff.

At least three sources confirmed the existence of the FBI investigation after
the FBI interviewed them about the case.

However a source familiar with the FBI probe said it was stalled due to
“internal interference,” believed to be from the FBI’s special agent in charge,
George Piro, however no additional details were available.

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Mitch McKinley is the proud husband of an amazing wife, father to four beautiful
kids, a man of faith, a patriot, a U.S. Army veteran, a member of The Federal
Task Force on School and Workplace Violence – Operation Innocence. He owns a
technology and security consulting firm and is a proud to be a native Texan.


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