Former Florida Department of Health whistle-blower Rebekah Jones has been arrested by state police, accused of breaking into a state messaging system and encouraging people to 鈥渟peak up.鈥�
State police stated Monday that Jones, 31, accessed the emergency messaging system multiple times and downloaded a spreadsheet with the contact information of more than 19,000 Floridians who provided email addresses and phone numbers to the state 鈥渇or emergency contact purposes.鈥�
Jones was booked into the Leon County jail late Sunday on a charge of unauthorized access of a computer system, a third-degree felony carrying a sentence of up to 5 years in prison. She was released on a $2,500 bond following a court appearance, according to her attorney Steve Dobson on Monday.
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