Florida police officers charged with issuing dozens of bogus citations to drivers they never pulled over
Hialeah officers Ernesto Arias Martinez, 23, and Armando Perez, 40, face multiple counts of official misconduct
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HIALEAH, Fla. – Two Florida police motorcycle officers are facing charges that they issued dozens of bogus tickets to drivers they never pulled over.
Hialeah officers Ernesto Arias Martinez, 23, and Armando Perez, 40, are facing multiple counts of official misconduct after their arrests Wednesday, the Miami Herald reports. Perez has been with the city police department for five years, Arias Martinez for four.
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An internal affairs investigation found the two had issued dozens of bogus tickets to at least nine drivers in early 2020, court records show.
Officers charged with issuing dozens of bogus citations
April 22, 2021
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HIALEAH, Fla. (AP) Two Florida police motorcycle officers are facing charges that they issued dozens of bogus tickets to drivers they never pulled over.
Hialeah officers Ernesto Arias Martinez, 23, and Armando Perez, 40, are facing multiple counts of official misconduct after their arrests Wednesday, the Miami Herald reports. Perez has been with the city police department for five years, Arias Martinez for four.
An internal affairs investigation found the two had issued dozens of bogus tickets to at least nine drivers in early 2020, court records show.
The Herald reports the scheme fell apart when lawyers who specialize in defending drivers who get tickets started soliciting business from people who had no idea what they were talking about.
Florida police officers charged with issuing dozens of bogus citations
An internal affairs investigation found two south Florida police officers had issued dozens of bogus tickets to at least nine drivers in early 2020. Author: Associated Press Updated: 1:16 PM EDT April 22, 2021
HIALEAH, Fla. Two Florida police motorcycle officers are facing charges that they issued dozens of bogus tickets to drivers they never pulled over.
Hialeah officers Ernesto Arias Martinez, 23, and Armando Perez, 40, are facing multiple counts of official misconduct after their arrests Wednesday, the Miami Herald reports. Perez has been with the city police department for five years, Arias Martinez for four.