Ex-deputy admits cheating drug-recovery industry and stealing from children’s charity. He’s going to prison for 5 years.

Former Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Deputy Robert Simeone, 49, pleaded guilty Tuesday to 30 felony charges, including organized scheme to defraud, money laundering, grand theft, and patient brokering counts. Simeone was sentenced to five years in state prison. This is a Feb. 20, 2020 jail booking photo taken from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office website.