Daily Outtakes: Grand Jury clears Bergosh

Last week, a grand jury issued a “No True Bill” in the investigation of Escambia County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh’s text messages that were stolen off the county’s server.

On his blog, Bergosh wrote:

“Tuesday of this past week I was fully and completely exonerated of doing anything illegal associated with the news articles and allegations surrounding the stolen and improperly released county files and text messages that had been used as some sort of “evidence” I violated the Florida Sunshine Law.

I was investigated for months and months over allegations I did things I did not do— and accusations that I committed crimes I did not commit.”

The stolen emails were allegedly given to former county employee Jonathan Owens, who ran against Bergosh in 2010. The same emails were given to County Clerk Pam Childers and the News Journal.

We’ve heard the Childers has been bragging she would get several commissioners removed from office – not this time.

Jeff Bergosh will be my guest on “Real News” at 7 a.m.

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Author: Rick Outzen

Rick Outzen is the publisher/owner of Pensacola Inweekly. He has been profiled in The New York Times and featured in several True Crime documentaries. Rick also is the author of the award-winning Walker Holmes thrillers. His latest nonfiction book is “Right Idea, Right Time: The Fight for Pensacola’s Maritime Park.”