Sheriff Exposed
Broward political insiders spent the week giggling at a fundraising flyer being circulated by Sheriff Gregory Tony's political committee. The “Public Safety Over Politics” flyer shows the county's top cop traded in his uniform for a sharp suit. Insiders say the civilian look makes the sheriff appear “naked” *cough, cough* without his badge and stars.
But it is the technical details at the bottom that have tongues wagging. In what critics call a desperate security blunder, the campaign plastered its EIN and bank routing numbers directly on the ad. Usually, these details are shared only with major donors behind closed doors.
Seeing them on a public digital ad is an unforced error for a top law enforcement official. It certainly creates a strange visual for a campaign focused on security.
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