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.
By Lexi Lonas - 04/22/21 11:06 AM EDT
Two Florida police officers were arrested and are accused of issuing citations to drivers they never pulled over.
Hialeah, Fla., Officers Ernesto Arias-Martinez and Armando Perez were arrested and are being accused of issuing dozens of citations to nine people they never pulled over or made aware the tickets happened, the Miami-Herald reported.
The two are being charged with felony counts of official misconduct and falsifying public records.
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The duo was caught when a defense law firm called Reicel Sosa Polo asking him if he wanted legal help for the 10 traffic tickets he had received, but Polo did not know what the firm was talking about.