Charlie Dayoub, Civil Rights Deprivation, Florida 2013

Former Biscayne Park Police Officers Plead Guilty to Civil Rights Deprivation

Two former Biscayne Park Police Officers, Charlie Dayoub and Raul Fernandez, pleaded guilty to depriving a 16-year-old juvenile of his civil rights by falsely arresting him for unsolved burglaries in Biscayne Park, Florida.

The incident occurred on June 13, 2013, when Dayoub and Fernandez, while working on duty for the Village of Biscayne Park Police Department, were instructed by their supervisor to unlawfully arrest and falsely charge the juvenile, identified as 'T.D.'

As part of their guilty plea, Dayoub and Fernandez admitted to falsifying evidence and lying under oath to secure the arrest of the juvenile. The juvenile was subsequently arrested and charged with four unsolved burglaries that had occurred in Biscayne Park.

Dayoub and Fernandez pleaded guilty to count two of a superseding indictment, charging each defendant with deprivation of T.D.'s civil rights under color of law, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 242.

The defendants are facing up to one year of incarceration as a result of their guilty pleas. The court set the sentencing date for both defendants on October 16, 2018.

This case is being investigated by the FBI, including the FBI Miami Area Corruption Task Force, and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, and assisted by the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Harry C. Wallace, Jr., Department of Justice Trial Attorney Donald W. Tunnage, and Assistant State Attorney Trent Reichling.

Related court documents and information may be found on the website of the District Court for the Southern District of Florida at www.flsd.uscourts.gov or on http://pacer.flsd.uscourts.gov.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdfl/pr/two-former-biscayne-park-patrol-officers-plead-guilty-deprivation-juvenile-s-civil