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FL: Charlotte deputy misuse of private information leads to concern

Posted on September 21, 2016 by Dissent

Tim Wronka reports:

One deputy is fired and another disciplined in Charlotte County.

That’s the punishment for using agency equipment to look up information of private citizens. It’s the latest in a series of misuses of the D.A.V.I.D. system — a state database with driver and personal information.

Attorney Scott Weinberg has kept a close eye on the recent cases in Charlotte County and says more needs to be done about it.

Read more on NBC2.


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