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DeSantis Recruited Police Officers with Violent Records

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Numerous police officers lured to new jobs in Florida with cash from Governor Ron DeSantis’s flagship law enforcement relocation program have histories of excessive violence or have been arrested for crimes including kidnapping and murder since signing up, a study of state documents has found.

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The Guardian

DeSantis $13.5m police program lures officers with violent records to Florida

Governor’s incentive scheme recruits officers with history of excessive violence or who have been arrested since signing up

4 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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Raw Story

DeSantis' plan to pay cops to relocate to Florida lured hundreds with violent pasts: report

A Gov. Ron DeSantis-backed program that offered cash for cops to relocate to Florida departments lured some officers with histories of violence, kidnapping and murder, according to a report from The Daily Dot.DeSantis spent more than $13.5 million on the recruitment bonus program which was created t...

4 months ago·United States

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Political Wire

DeSantis Recruited Police Officers with Violent Records

“Numerous police officers lured to new jobs in Florida with cash from Governor Ron DeSantis’s flagship law enforcement relocation program have histories of excessive violence or have been arrested for crimes including kidnapping and murder since signing up,” The Guardian reports.

4 months ago·New York, United States

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