Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at press conference at the Hollywood Fire Rescue Station 5, on June 14, 2024.A former top law enforcement official in Florida is accusingand his top aides of forcing him to retire after he refused to carry out orders he says were illegal or inappropriate, according to a lawsuit filed overnight.
The lawsuit was filed in state Circuit Court in Tallahassee and names DeSantis and FDLE, long viewed as one of the nation's premier state-level law-enforcement agencies. Desguin is seeking unspecified damages and names both FDLE and DeSantis as defendants.DeSantis spokesman Jeremy Redfern declined to comment, saying the administration would address the allegations in court.
Both Desguin and Carpenter, according to the lawsuit, were subjected to an internal investigation built on bogus accusations, a "thinly veiled attempt at character assassination," which occurred because they blew the whistle. Desguin alleges that DeSantis, through a senior official, ordered him to obtain "photographs, biometric data, and any other pertinent information by engaging with migrants at the airport. As these requests escalated, objected, and emphasized, on multiple occasions…FDLE could not legally conduct name checks, capture photographs, or compile intelligence files without a criminal predicate or reasonable suspicion, as those actions would be unlawful.
According to the complaint, Desguin was told, "I don't think you understand. If you look hard enough, you can find a way. The Governor wants someone arrested today. He will stand by you in any arrest."Ultimately, arrests were made, according to the lawsuit.
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