Criminal Charges For Misusing Privileges Of Employment

It is not hard to find people who tell you that work stinks and that whatever money you earn from employment is not enough to justify the annoyances and indignities that you suffer during every shift. If you are enough of an optimist, though, you can see that the rewards you get from your job far exceed your measly paycheck. You have access to the things your workplace has in abundance, and this makes you a sought-after presence in your peer group. If you work in a restaurant, giving your friends free food by only pretending to ring up their orders endears you to everyone; you help your friends make it to the next payday without food insecurity, reducing food waste all the while. Retail employees win friends by applying their employee discounts to their acquaintances’ purchases as much as they can get away with it. In some jobs, though, using your official perks outside your official capacity is anything but harmless fun; it can even be a crime. This is especially true when your job gives you access to confidential information. If you are facing criminal charges because prosecutors believe that you used the insider knowledge you gained at your job to participate in a criminal conspiracy, contact a Tampa criminal defense lawyer.

Former Probation Officer Faces Charges for Sharing Confidential Information From Employer’s Database

One of the conditions of employment as a probation officer, especially in the juvenile justice system, is that you stay on the right side of the law. A probation officer from Orange County lost her job in 2022 after an arrest for battery; her criminal case was unrelated to her work. The Department of Juvenile Justice did not revoke her access to its database though, and prosecutors allege that she continued to access it after she stopped working for the Department of Juvenile Justice.

Prosecutors allege that, for more than a year, the former probation officer leaked information she found in the database to people involved in drug trafficking activity; one of the people with whom she shared confidential information was her own father. She allegedly found out when police had obtained warrants against people and notified her associates, so that the people subject to the warrants could destroy incriminating evidence before the warrants were executed. A man who was arrested for drug trafficking in April 2024 allegedly destroyed evidence, including his cell phones, when the defendant communicated to him through intermediaries that police had obtained a warrant to search his property. The state had to drop its case against at least one defendant after, in response to the former probation officer’s tips, he allegedly destroyed all the evidence on which prosecutors could base their case. The former probation officer’s charges are for unauthorized use of a computer system.

Contact Tampa Criminal Defense Attorney Bryant Scriven

A criminal defense lawyer can help you get justice if you are facing criminal charges for misconduct at your job.  Contact Scriven Law in Tampa, Florida to schedule a consultation.

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