BY: 24/7 CRIME DESK | BocaNewsNow.com
BROWARD COUNTY, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2023 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A Broward Sheriff’s Office Deputy is learning what it’s like to be booked by her own department. Deputy Fredtajah Pinkney, 35, is now facing two counts of uttering a forged instrument. According to investigators, on at least two occasions, Pinkney falsified pay stubs in order to secure or attempt to secure a residential lease on an apartment.
The investigation, according to BSO in a statement issued to BocaNewsNow.com, began in July when Public Corruption detectives received a tip regarding Pinkney’s activities. Following an investigation, detectives learned that in July 2021, Pinkney claimed she worked at a Broward County school and created forged paystubs from the school in order to fill out a lease application. An official at the school verified to detectives that Pinkney never worked there.
Additionally, in August of this year, detectives say Pinkney again used the forged paystubs purporting to be from the school when she applied for a lease at a Coral Springs apartment community in May 2022. Pinkney claimed that the school was a secondary job to her job as a deputy.
“Once BSO’s Public Corruption detectives received this information, they immediately commenced an investigation,” Sheriff Gregory Tony said. “Any time a BSO employee is accused of a crime it tarnishes the reputation of this agency and the broader law enforcement community. I’ve made it clear that when employees are suspected of stepping outside the law, they will be thoroughly investigated and, when appropriate, face arrest. We the police must have the moral courage to police ourselves.”
Following Thursday’s arrest, Pinkney was booked into the Broward Main Jail and her work status was changed from suspended with pay to suspended without pay.
