Florida State Attorney fires Information Techonology Director who raised concerns in Trayvon Martin case evidence

Florida State Attorney fires Information Techonology Director who raised concerns in Trayvon Martin case evidence

Jacksonville.com

"State Attorney Angela Corey fired her office?s information technology director Friday after he testified last month about being concerned prosecutors did not turn over information to George Zimmerman?s defense team in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin.

On the same day attorneys finished their closing arguments in that nationally watched trial, a state attorney investigator went to Ben Kruidbos? home about 7:30 a.m. to hand-deliver a letter stating Kruidbos ?can never again be trusted to step foot in this office.?

The letter contended Kruibos did a poor job overseeing the information technology department, violated public records law for retaining documents, and noted he was questioned in March when the office was trying to determine who had leaked personnel information obtained through a computer breach.

In an interview Friday, Kruidbos denied the allegations in the letter, which was written by Cheryl Peek, the managing director of the State Attorney?s Office....."

His attorney Wesley White ? who resigned from the State Attorney?s Office in December and is a critic of Corey ? said the firing was aimed at sending a message to office employees ?that if they feel like there is wrongdoing,? they should not disclose it or seek legal guidance from a private attorney....."

In January, he used computer software technology to extract photographs and text messages from the source file in Martin?s cellphone. Kruidbos was able to recover more information than the Florida Department of Law Enforcement obtained previously.

Kruidbos said he became concerned that lead prosecutor Bernie de la Rionda might not have turned over Kruidbos? report to defense attorneys. Kruidbos asked White in April for legal advice and described some contents of his report such as a photo of an African-American hand holding a gun, a photo of a plant resembling marijuana and a text message referring to a gun transaction......"?

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