A 64-year-old Florida man, William Dennis Milstead, was arrested last week on charges of falsely impersonating a police officer, making a false statement to obtain property, and using a two-way communication device to commit a felony. The arrest was made by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) after a real estate agency reported Milstead's attempt to lease a residential property without undergoing a background check.
Milstead allegedly submitted a falsified letter to the agency, claiming to be an undercover FDLE agent working 'off-grid,' which supposedly justified his exemption from the background check requirement. The letter, riddled with grammatical and spelling errors, purported to be from an assistant captain of the FDLE's 'Off Grid Command Unit,' requesting an exception to the background check based on the need for agent safety.
