ARTICLES BY SOUTH AFRICAN - AMERCAN CITIZEN RIGHTS ACTIVIST S. C. PAIZES; VICTIM OF WRONGFUL CONVICTION BY DESIRAE KROUSE AND HER CONSPIRATORS, INTERNAL AFFAIRS COVER-UP. EXONERATED AND EXPOSED HEREIN.
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Cases of Arrested Police Officers for Perjury and False Testimony. The following documented instances where police officers were arrested, indicted, or convicted for committing perjury or related offenses. Cases from Florida are listed first, followed by the remaining cases.
Florida Cases (Arrested/Charged for Perjury)
Detective Keenan Johnson (Miami-Dade Police Department):
A federal jury convicted Johnson of three counts of perjury for lying under oath during an evidentiary hearing. He falsely testified about owning a specific phone number, contacting a witness, and deleting the number after the hearing.
Officer Cecil Garrett (Clermont Police Department):
Arrested on multiple counts of perjury by false written declaration. Garrett was accused of being untruthful in his reports, affidavits, and sworn testimony across several traffic stops, specifically by misrepresenting the timing of when he checked drivers' licenses relative to initiating the stops.
Cases of Arrested Police Officers for Perjury and False Testimony. The following documented instances where police officers were arrested, indicted, or convicted for committing perjury or related offenses. Cases from Florida are listed first, followed by the remaining cases.
Florida Cases (Arrested/Charged for Perjury)
Detective Keenan Johnson (Miami-Dade Police Department):
A federal jury convicted Johnson of three counts of perjury for lying under oath during an evidentiary hearing. He falsely testified about owning a specific phone number, contacting a witness, and deleting the number after the hearing.
Officer Cecil Garrett (Clermont Police Department):
Arrested on multiple counts of perjury by false written declaration. Garrett was accused of being untruthful in his reports, affidavits, and sworn testimony across several traffic stops, specifically by misrepresenting the timing of when he checked drivers' licenses relative to initiating the stops.
Nassau County Deputy and Clay County Detective:
Two officers in Northeast Florida faced charges for official misconduct involving false statements. A Nassau County Deputy was accused of framing innocent people, while a Clay County Detective was accused of staging a crime scene after a hit-and-run incident to cover up the facts, requiring false reports and testimony.
Additional Cases (Arrested/Charged for Perjury)
Former Detective James Donovan (NYPD, New York): Convicted of perjury in 2023 for falsely testifying in the grand jury about the details of an arrest. He lied about finding a gun in the backseat of a car, a statement that led to the subsequent dismissal of 46 convictions where he was a key witness.
Officer Michael Bergmann (NYPD, New York):
The officer pleaded guilty to perjury for creating a false written statement and lying in court documents and the grand jury. He falsely claimed a burglary suspect attempted to strike him and his partner with a vehicle, which was contradicted by surveillance video.
Former Detective James Donovan (NYPD, New York): Convicted of perjury in 2023 for falsely testifying in the grand jury about the details of an arrest. He lied about finding a gun in the backseat of a car, a statement that led to the subsequent dismissal of 46 convictions where he was a key witness.
Officer Michael Bergmann (NYPD, New York):
The officer pleaded guilty to perjury for creating a false written statement and lying in court documents and the grand jury. He falsely claimed a burglary suspect attempted to strike him and his partner with a vehicle, which was contradicted by surveillance video.
Officer Joseph Moloney (NYPD, New York):
Indicted on multiple perjury counts for allegedly lying on a search warrant application and in subsequent court hearings. He falsely testified that he saw a suspect kick a box from which he later recovered a gun.
Officer Jeffrey Kriv (Chicago Police Department, Illinois):
Charged with felony perjury and forgery for repeatedly testifying falsely in court to get dozens of his own traffic tickets dismissed. He falsely claimed the vehicles involved were department cars or that he was on official duty.
Former Officer Bailey Colletta (St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, Missouri):
Colletta pleaded guilty in federal court to making false statements to a federal grand jury. Her perjury was part of a cover-up investigation related to the assault and arrest of a fellow undercover officer by other SLMPD officers during protests.
Detective William Brown (Hawaii Police Department):
The detective was arrested and charged with one felony count of Perjury and one misdemeanor count of Tampering with a Government Record for allegedly submitting a false statement during Grand Jury proceedings in December 2023.
Indicted on multiple perjury counts for allegedly lying on a search warrant application and in subsequent court hearings. He falsely testified that he saw a suspect kick a box from which he later recovered a gun.
Officer Jeffrey Kriv (Chicago Police Department, Illinois):
Charged with felony perjury and forgery for repeatedly testifying falsely in court to get dozens of his own traffic tickets dismissed. He falsely claimed the vehicles involved were department cars or that he was on official duty.
Former Officer Bailey Colletta (St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, Missouri):
Colletta pleaded guilty in federal court to making false statements to a federal grand jury. Her perjury was part of a cover-up investigation related to the assault and arrest of a fellow undercover officer by other SLMPD officers during protests.
Detective William Brown (Hawaii Police Department):
The detective was arrested and charged with one felony count of Perjury and one misdemeanor count of Tampering with a Government Record for allegedly submitting a false statement during Grand Jury proceedings in December 2023.
Detective Matthew Lyon (Los Alamos Police Department, New Mexico):
Charged with a felony count of perjury for lying under oath about his intimate relationship with a confidential informant (CI) and denying spending time alone with CIs during a preliminary hearing.
Officer Phong Tran (OPD, California):
Charged with felony perjury and bribery in connection with a 2011 murder case. He is accused of lying in court about his connection to a key witness and attempting to bribe another witness involved in the case.
Former Officers Darryl Repress and Ashley Wood (Savannah Police Department, Georgia):
Both former detectives were indicted on multiple counts of perjury in May 2024. Wood was accused of falsifying information to obtain search warrants, and Repress was accused of having a relationship with an informant and then interceding in a criminal case on their behalf, necessitating false statements under oath.
Charged with a felony count of perjury for lying under oath about his intimate relationship with a confidential informant (CI) and denying spending time alone with CIs during a preliminary hearing.
Officer Phong Tran (OPD, California):
Charged with felony perjury and bribery in connection with a 2011 murder case. He is accused of lying in court about his connection to a key witness and attempting to bribe another witness involved in the case.
Former Officers Darryl Repress and Ashley Wood (Savannah Police Department, Georgia):
Both former detectives were indicted on multiple counts of perjury in May 2024. Wood was accused of falsifying information to obtain search warrants, and Repress was accused of having a relationship with an informant and then interceding in a criminal case on their behalf, necessitating false statements under oath.
THE CASE AGAINST DEPUTY DESIRAE KROUSE AND THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE.
In light of the irrefutable video evidence, the Circuit Court’s order, the discovery of perjured testimony on video and audio recordings while each deputy [deputy Desirae Krouse, deputy Demetrios Antoniades, deputy Todd Farrell and deputy Natalie Niemann] while under oath, there is no legitimate, good faith explanation or justification for the deputies’ perjured testimony. No mistake, confusion or other inadvertentence can excuse the clearly false material facts provided by the officers. Their concerted effort to aid Deputy Desirae Krouse in avoiding discipline constitutes collusion to cover-up and conceal misconduct.
Such conspiratorial behavior in what was an ordinary traffic case, suggests a wide spread culture of collusion, concealment and dishonesty that is accepted and encouraged within the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. Recent cheating scandals among high ranking Deputies emphasizes the toxic temperature throughout the ranks of the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office.
The ease in which the officers in this particular case chose to commit the crime of perjury indicates the scale of deliberate indifference to misconduct. This type of conduct unbecoming a law enforcement officer is accepted within the Sheriff’s Office, a culture that contributed the damage suffered by Claimant. Even worse iOS the fact that the Hillsborough County Professional Standards-Internal Affairs investigation collided with and covered up the inconsistent testimony and ignored witness testament (4), the irrefutable video evidence and most importantly a court order that vindicated and that exonerated the Defendant in this case.
In light of the irrefutable video evidence, the Circuit Court’s order, the discovery of perjured testimony on video and audio recordings while each deputy [deputy Desirae Krouse, deputy Demetrios Antoniades, deputy Todd Farrell and deputy Natalie Niemann] while under oath, there is no legitimate, good faith explanation or justification for the deputies’ perjured testimony. No mistake, confusion or other inadvertentence can excuse the clearly false material facts provided by the officers. Their concerted effort to aid Deputy Desirae Krouse in avoiding discipline constitutes collusion to cover-up and conceal misconduct.
Such conspiratorial behavior in what was an ordinary traffic case, suggests a wide spread culture of collusion, concealment and dishonesty that is accepted and encouraged within the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. Recent cheating scandals among high ranking Deputies emphasizes the toxic temperature throughout the ranks of the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office.
The ease in which the officers in this particular case chose to commit the crime of perjury indicates the scale of deliberate indifference to misconduct. This type of conduct unbecoming a law enforcement officer is accepted within the Sheriff’s Office, a culture that contributed the damage suffered by Claimant. Even worse iOS the fact that the Hillsborough County Professional Standards-Internal Affairs investigation collided with and covered up the inconsistent testimony and ignored witness testament (4), the irrefutable video evidence and most importantly a court order that vindicated and that exonerated the Defendant in this case.
Detective Matthew Lyon (Los Alamos Police Department, New Mexico):
Charged with a felony count of perjury for lying under oath about his intimate relationship with a confidential informant (CI) and denying spending time alone with CIs during a preliminary hearing.
Officer Phong Tran (OPD, California):
Charged with felony perjury and bribery in connection with a 2011 murder case. He is accused of lying in court about his connection to a key witness and attempting to bribe another witness involved in the case.
Former Officers Darryl Repress and Ashley Wood (Savannah Police Department, Georgia):
Both former detectives were indicted on multiple counts of perjury in May 2024. Wood was accused of falsifying information to obtain search warrants, and Repress was accused of having a relationship with an informant and then interceding in a criminal case on their behalf, necessitating false statements under oath.
Charged with a felony count of perjury for lying under oath about his intimate relationship with a confidential informant (CI) and denying spending time alone with CIs during a preliminary hearing.
Officer Phong Tran (OPD, California):
Charged with felony perjury and bribery in connection with a 2011 murder case. He is accused of lying in court about his connection to a key witness and attempting to bribe another witness involved in the case.
Former Officers Darryl Repress and Ashley Wood (Savannah Police Department, Georgia):
Both former detectives were indicted on multiple counts of perjury in May 2024. Wood was accused of falsifying information to obtain search warrants, and Repress was accused of having a relationship with an informant and then interceding in a criminal case on their behalf, necessitating false statements under oath.
