Posts tagged Fredrick Lise
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.
Clearwater police union president charged with tipping off alleged drug dealers
August 7, 2024 // Fredrick Lise, who has served as president of the Clearwater police union for three years, faces eight felony charges for allegedly helping a multimillion-dollar drug trafficking organization. Deputies say he kept tabs on narcotics investigations into Matthew Turner and Henry Smith and alerted them to law enforcement surveillance. Lise, 32, is charged with misuse of public office for unlawful disclosure of criminal investigative information and unlawful use of two-way communications devices. He was booked into the Pinellas County Jail on Tuesday and was being held on a $200,000 bond.