Polk government employee found dead after being accused of hiding camera in bathroom

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BARTOW, Fla. (WFLA) — Shock is rolling through the Polk County Tax Collector’s Office after an employee found a hidden camera in the women’s restroom of their Bartow IT building.

An email was sent out by Tax Collector Joe Tedder informing the rest of the department that the female staff member found a “suspicious wire” in the bathroom. The matter was elevated to law enforcement, and another employee, Sean Krause, was identified as a suspect.

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Tedder said that, upon learning about his involvement, Krause was fired and his access to any office networks or systems was immediately deactivated…

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