Asked why she didn’t disclose earlier that the case was being investigated criminally, Bock said:

“What are you, nuts? I’m running for re-election” /sarcasm

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PBC state attorney investigating county clerk’s evidence department; 3 workers suspended

WEST PALM BEACH — State prosecutors are investigating possible criminal wrongdoing involving three Palm Beach County Clerk and Comptroller employees responsible for maintaining and storing evidence from criminal trials.

Clerk Sharon Bock suspended the members of her office’s evidence department last month and referred the case to the Public Integrity Unit of the Palm Beach County State Attorney’s office. Neither Bock nor prosecutors have released details of the suspected wrongdoing, though prosecutors have indicated that the problem potentially involves missing items.

The evidence department holds drugs, guns, money, jewelry and other evidence presented to jurors over the course of thousands of trials in Palm Beach County. It is home to, among other items, the gun used in the Nathaniel Brazill murder case and key evidence in the recent high-profile cases of Dalia Dippolito and polo mogul John Goodman, which are both under appeal.

Bock confirmed two weeks ago that the employees had been suspended and her office was conducting its own review, but Palm Beach County State Attorney Pete Antonacci said this week the case was under criminal investigation as well. The lead investigator on the case works for the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, but is assigned to the state attorney’s public corruption division.

Antonacci said he expects the investigation will wrap up within two weeks. He declined to say whether the office expects to file charges, but did say that his office may recommend changes to how Bock manages the department depending on the outcome of the investigation.

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You just can’t make this stuff up.

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