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FDLE manager accused of spending thousands in taxpayers money on herself.

Expenses include Carnival Cruises.

She is allowed to resign, without any disciplinary action.

FDLE states that her actions were NOT criminal !



Updated
April 8, 2013
"Every organization rests upon a mountain of secrets." - Julian Assange



THE ALLEGATIONS


Laura Barfield is a senior manager with in the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. She was their DUI guru, when it came to breath intoxilyzer evidence.

Recently, Ms. Barfield was investigated over some anonymous claims that she was defrauding the Florida taxpayers by charging personal expenses to her government issued credit card.

WFTV - Channel 9 - Orlando has compiled a good video article regarding the allegations, and FDLE's investigation of them. We invite you to watch the below video article, and then to continue to read our article.




THE INVESTIGATION


The Florida Department of Law Enforcement generated a 31 page investigative report, regarding their investigation of Ms. Barfield. We invite you to read it, it's very interesting and eye opening.


FDLE INVESTIGATIVE REPORT
Credit Card Scandal
Laura Barfield
PDF Copy



WHY WERE NO CRIMINAL CHARGES FILED?


According to the above FDLE investigative report, and several attached media articles, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement does not detect any criminal actions by Ms. Barfield.

How about you, our readers, do you detect any criminal conduct, by Ms. Barfield?

According to an Orlando Sentinel article, Ms. Barfield will be taking a 4-6 week paid leave of absence, prior to her resignation becoming effective in May 2013. Does she have some personal leave time that she must use or lose? Why can't disciplinary action be applied during this leave of absence?


Orlando Sentinel Article
Laura Barfield Credit Card Scandal




THE CARNIVAL CRUISE INCIDENT
FDLE had prior knowledge


According to page 16 of the investigative report, FDLE was aware that Ms. Barfield had charged a Carnival Cruise to her government credit card for almost a year and a half prior to receiving the anonymous allegations against her.


PAGE 16 of the
FDLE INVESTIGATIVE REPORT


The below WFTV - Channel 9 article also supports FDLE's prior knowledge of the Carnival Cruise incident.


WFTV - Channel 9 Article
Laura Barfield Credit Card Scandal


Wouldn't it have been feasible to have fired Ms. Barfield over the Carnival Cruise incident? And then given, that she made additional credit card charges after being warned, doesn't that equate to criminal intent to defraud the taxpayers of the State of Florida?

FDLE's FAILURE TO FIND
CRIMINAL PREDICATE



Since our inception in March 2010, VolusiaExposed.Com has been trying to have the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to investigate what we perceive to be corruption within the Volusia County Department of Public Protection.

These allegations include, but are in no way limited to sexual assaults by law enforcment officers and the falsification of records involving in-custody deaths.

Most of these concerns have been incorporated into articles posted on VolusiaExposed.Com.

Apparently, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement could not find any "criminal predicate" to arrest Ms. Barfield, in the same manner they could not find any criminal predicate to investigate our concerns.

Frankly, we suspect that a predicate exists to support that, for the most part, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement is a criminal enterprise, financed on taxpayer's dollars.


FINAL THOUGHTS

Many Florida citizens pay their property taxes this time of the year. Do you suspect that your taxes are too high? Well, just remember, they are that high, because of people like Laura Barfield, who believes that she is entitled to purchase cruises and personal items on your hard earned tax dollars.

And let's not forget, that the FDLE doesn't believe that in doing so, Ms. Barfield has committed any crime. So there you have something to form an independent opinion on the veracity of FDLE.

QUESTIONS: Do you imagine that others in the FDLE have government issued credit cards? Could it be that others in FDLE can't see a criminal predicate to charge Ms. Barfield, because they too have used their government issued credit cards for personal purchases?

A criminal never sees another criminal as a criminal, rather he sees them as a competitor.

In the words of Paul Harvey - Good day !

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If you found this article to be thought provoking, we (VolusiaExposed.Com) invite you to review, the below linked, Special Investigative Report, exposing law enforcement corruption with the State of Florida.

SARASOTA HERALD-TRIBUNE'S
SPECIAL INVESTIGATIVE SERIES ON LAW ENFORCEMENT CORRUPTION

UNFIT FOR DUTY
by Matthew Doig and Anthony Cormier
Tarnished badge, flawed system
Police unions / political clout
Predator in uniform?
What the personnel files reveal
Problems and solutions
Flagrant abuses invite little scrutiny
Problem officers still find work
How serious offenses go unreported
Sworn to protect....their pensions
Governor investigates CJSTC
Additional concerns surrounding the
Volusia County Sheriff's Department


VCSO deputy supplies underage females with alcohol.

VCSO deputy sexually approaches female prisoner?

Sex and the Badge
Extra-martial affairs within the VCSO?


VCSO deputy engaging in sexual relationship, while on duty?

VCSO deputy attempts romantic relationship with felony suspect?

VCSO deputy sexually assaults handcuffed woman.

VCSO deputy reprimanded for domestic violence arrest

VCSO Frangiamore-Carper murder-suicide incident

Questionable In-Custody Deaths
Click Photos


We look forward to your comments on this situation.
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Sex Crimes
and
VCSO Press Releases


The VCSO issued a press release on the Stewart-Marchman molestation incident - but did not issue a press release of a jail rape - why not?

VolusiaExposed.Com article
No VCSO Press Release on Jail Rape?


VolusiaExposed.Com article
Rape at the Volusia Jail



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DID A CONFLICT OF INTEREST
INFLUENCE THE JAIL'S
RAPE INVESTIGATION?


Assistant County Attorney, Nancye Jones handles many of the litigations coming out of the Volusia County jail.

Nancye Jones' husband, VCSO Major Robert Jones, supervises the deputies that investigate possible criminal violations within the county jail.

We have concerns that several criminal investigations have been possibly manipulated, in order to reduce the County of Volusia's civil liability.

Our concern includes this particular in-custody sexual battery investigation, and the below listed situations.

We invite you to review our concerns.

The Mary Knudsen Incident

The in-custody death of Inmate Tracy Veira
Falsification of Documents by County Officials



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