Byline: Lucy Morgan; 1983-12-03; St. Petersburg Times;
Report: Inside the Pasco County Sheriff's Department: A Special Report - St. Petersburg Times
Tags: expose corruption, investigative journalism, Pasco County Sheriff
"Pasco County Sheriff, John M. Short investigated a number of prominent East Pasco residents as suspected drug smugglers in a secret, privately financed undercover operation in 1961-62. The investigation, which produced no arrests, apparently focused on men who had earned the enmity of Short or John T. Moorman, a wealthy part-time deputy and Short associate who helped finance the operation. . ."
Description:Lucy Morgan explains Sheriff John M. Short's secret investigation.
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