Sheriff Calls Out Miami Station
WPLG in Miami reported that the Broward County Sheriff's office was giving out free gas to a local company.
The station aired their "investigation" on the story, but the Sheriff's office said it's not true and they sent out this email, obtained by FTVLive:
From: Sheriff Israel's e-Alerts
Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2018 4:52 PM
To:
Subject: BSO News: BSO DID NOT GIVE A PRIVATE COMPANY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN FREE GAS
BSO DID NOT GIVE A PRIVATE COMPANY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN FREE GAS
Tuesday afternoon, Ch. 10’s Bob Norman reported a story that misrepresented the truth. Despite being presented with the facts, station News Director Bill Pohovey doesn’t believe a correction is needed as the statements were attributed to IUPA Union President Jeff Bell; however, we want the public to know the full story.
Here is the story that WPLG aired: