Do you like Broward Sheriff Greg Tony’s leather holster? If you are a Broward County taxpayer you paid for it. $3000 Is this wasteful @GovGoneWild

NEW: Broward Sheriff Tony Headed for Probable Cause Hearing in Tallahassee for using BSO resources and deputies to help him write his dissertation so he could get a PhD from Nova Southeastern University “In May 2024, Nova Southeastern University handed Tony his Ph.D. Putting those letters on $552,000 worth of agency gear is its own circus, but Tallahassee is looking at how he wrote the paper. To craft his dissertation, Tony tapped internal BSO databases and on-duty personnel for his own academic legwork. In June, I asked BSO for the policy that allowed an on-duty doctoral study group and the personal use of agency data between 2021 and 2024. They didn’t have one. Without a carve-out, Tony’s own Policy Manual—Chapter 15—takes over. Those rules strictly lock down BSO computers, hardware, and confidential databases for official business only. When rank-and-file deputies use BSO systems for personal business under Chapter 15, Internal Affairs opens a file and hands out discipline. When the sheriff does it to put a doctorate on his shower curtain, he gets a news crew, a victory lap, and custom branded urinal cakes. Until the 850 area code calls.”