Dent v. State

Appellant, Kathy Dent, appeals her conviction for engaging in an organized scheme to defraud, in violation of section 817.034(4), Florida Statutes. The state charged and proved that Dent and others manipulated the Sheriffs overtime assignment computer system to secure more hospital guard overtime assignments than the Sheriffs policy would allow. As a result, Dent worked those assignments, earning overtime pay, which shut out other Sheriffs deputies from the opportunity to earn overtime pay. We conclude that although what Dent did may have been contrary to Sheriffs policies and procedures, it…