Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers doles out cash for tipsters who turn in criminals.
But one of their own -- a Miami officer taking tips -- used the inside
information to rip off thousands of dollars in reward money,
authorities said.
Officer Wayne Fortella, an 11-year Miami
police veteran, was charged Wednesday with wire fraud and conspiracy in
Miami federal court. Two of his friends, who allegedly collected the
Crime Stoppers payments at Wachovia banks, were also charged. One is at
large.
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