Police officers in Detroit and in Flint have been identified in criminal investigations for selling crash victim information to third parties, which would then get the information to doctors and personal injury lawyers.
Three former Flint police officers sold stolen police reports that included the personal information of crash victims, according to a federal indictment.
Former Flint police Sgts. Richard Besson and Jason Groulx both pleaded guilty in a separate case.
More than 600 internal crash reports were stolen from the Flint Police Department and eventually sold to a third party for resale to medical and legal professionals, according to the federal indictment filed in Flint U.S. District Court.
Joseph DeSanto and Anthony Sereno were charged in the indictment .
Both men have pleaded not guilty to the charges.
A Detroit Police sergeant is suspended as an investigation is underway into allegations that the sergeant sold police information about traffic crashes to a third party, which would then contact the victims to try to generate unnecessary legal or medical help, generate fraudulent claims, and civil lawsuits. That’s according to a memo obtained by the Detroit News.
The News says the female sergeant has not been charged with a crime and is suspended with pay.