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    Ex-Clearwater police union leader accused of tipping off drug dealers faces trial

    April 27, 2025 // He is charged with misuse of public office for unlawful disclosure of criminal investigative information and unlawful use of two-way communications devices. He was released on bond from the Pinellas County Jail hours after posting $200,000 bail the night of his arrest. Hours later, Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri held a news conference where he said Lise’s disclosures to Turner and Smith endangered the life of an undercover sheriff’s office detective who made nine purchases from their organization over the course of the investigation.