MI - Iosco County's insurance carrier will pay more than $800,000 to settle seven lawsuits related to alleged telephone eavesdropping at the county sheriff's department.
Three Iosco County Sheriff's Department dispatchers, two deputies and two employees of the Michigan State Police post in East Tawas sued the department after learning that their private telephone calls were recorded without their knowledge.
The seven plaintiffs will receive amounts ranging from $62,000 to $160,000 as payment for alleged damages and attorney fees, according to the settlement documents.
...the secret taping led to criminal charges against Iosco County Undersheriff Michael C. Bridson, who pleaded guilty in 2006 to two counts of felony eavesdropping under a delayed sentence. (more)
