April 7, 2021 GMT
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) A Florida sheriff’s sergeant is accused of using confidential law enforcement databases to provide information about a criminal investigation to a family acquaintance in Georgia, authorities said.
Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Tamara Hardin, 43, was charged Tuesday with one count of disclosure of confidential criminal justice information and one count of offense against computer users, news outlets reported.
Undersheriff Patrick Ivey said Hardin has been placed on administrative leave until she is fired. He said the 17-year veteran declined to resign, but the agency will move to terminate Hardin’s employment because she is facing felony charges.