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Sanford police brief commission on probe into alleged off-duty-detail fraud by investigator
Summary
Police Chief Smith briefed the commission on a criminal investigation into investigator Ronnie Neal, saying Neal has resigned and that forensic accounting, FDLE and Secret Service assistance are involved; the department has changed timekeeping and oversight practices to prevent recurrence.
Sanford Police Chief Smith told the commission the department has opened a criminal investigation into alleged fraud connected to off-duty details coordinated by investigator Ronnie Neal.
Chief Smith said the probe began after the finance department identified unpaid vendor accounts and missing invoices tied to off-duty details. "In November 2025 the finance department deadline was reached" and the discrepancies led the department to open a criminal investigation, the chief said. He added that between October 2023 and…
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