Florida fire chief accused of spying, stalking, and stealing $47K in taxpayer funds

ESTERO, Fla. (CBS12) — A high-ranking fire official in Southwest Florida is facing a staggering list of criminal charges after state investigators say he embezzled tens of thousands of dollars, secretly recorded people with hidden cameras, and stalked individuals using GPS trackers.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) announced on Monday that Albert “Shane” Sibert, 54, a Battalion Chief with Estero Fire Rescue, was arrested by authorities on September 26 in Cape Coral.

Sibert faces one count each of scheme to defraud, grand theft, official misconduct, digital voyeurism dissemination, unlawful use of a tracking device, aggravated stalking, violation of an injunction for protection against stalking, battery, and money laundering. He also faces 16 counts of unlawful interception of wire or oral communications and six counts of video voyeurism, according to the news release…

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