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State Chapters => Florida => Topic started by: PeteS in CA on February 09, 2021, 09:28:35 pm

Title: Fired Florida COVID-19 Data Scientist Rebekah Jones Drops Suit Against FDLE
Post by: PeteS in CA on February 09, 2021, 09:28:35 pm
Fired Florida COVID-19 Data Scientist Rebekah Jones Drops Suit Against FDLE

https://miami.cbslocal.com/2021/02/09/fired-florida-covid-19-data-scientist-rebekah-jones-drops-lawsuit-florida-department-law-enforcement/

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TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami) – Florida’s former COVID-19 data scientist Rebekah Jones has dismissed her lawsuit against the Florida Department of Law Enforcement over an armed raid on her home.

Jones is facing a charge of violating Florida’s computer crime laws.
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“Evidence retrieved from a search warrant on December 7 shows that Jones illegally accessed the system sending a message to approximately 1,750 people and downloaded confidential FDOH data and saved it to her devices,” according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

Jones has denied their claims.

The article doesn't give the reason she dropped her lawsuit, but I suspect it had to do with there being bodycam video of the raid.