Overview
- Deputy Nestor Nieves Jr. was charged with third-degree organized fraud for allegedly claiming overtime hours he did not work between October 2024 and August 2025.
- He turned himself in at the John E. Polk Correctional Facility and posted a $3,000 bond after an arrest warrant was issued by the 18th Judicial Circuit.
- Investigators allege he falsified off-duty overtime entries and received thousands of dollars he was not entitled to collect.
- Nieves has been suspended since late August 2025 and was served with a proposed termination, with the option to request a name-clearing hearing.
- A second deputy is suspended in a related active investigation, authorities have not disclosed the total amount allegedly obtained, and Nieves’ booking photo will not be released under a Florida records exemption.