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AdvertisementBy Orlando SentinelJan 18, 2021 at 11:39 amRebekah Jones, the fired state COVID-19 dashboard manager, faces a felony charge of illegally accessing a computer system, according to an arrest warrant issued by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.Jones, who turned herself in at the Leon County Detention Facility on Sunday, faced a judge Monday morning, who set bond at $2,500, court records show.AdvertisementProsecutors asked for Jones to face a higher bond, wear a GPS monitor and be banned from the internet, but a judge rejected the additional measures, The TV station reported she was ordered to stay off Department of Health and other state computer systems.The warrant alleges that on Nov. 10, Jones downloaded a file equivalent to between 600 and 700 sheets of paper, containing contact information for about 19,182 Floridians. The file contained names, organizations, titles, home counties as well as personal phone numbers and emails, the warrant states.AdvertisementOn her Twitter account, Jones said the charge was retaliation for her criticisms of the state’s COVID-19 response and claimed the charge had nothing to do with the original search warrant at her home last month.“They didn’t find proof of anything related to the warrant, so they invented something new to come after me for in retaliation,” she tweeted on Saturday.In a tweet Sunday afternoon, Jones alluded she may not be able to communicate with her 370,000 followers once she turned herself in.WeeklyGet latest updates political news from Central Florida and across the state. &gt; “Censored by the state of Florida until further notice. #LetHerSpeak” she wrote.The investigation began in November, after the Florida Department of Health reported somebody accessed the state’s emergency alert system, and sent a message to 1,750 employees, which read, “it’s time to speak up before another 17,000 are dead. You know this is wrong. You don’t have to be part of this. Be a hero. Speak out before it’s too late,” FDLE said.The agency said the message was sent from an IP address that matched Jones’ address, according to the warrant. Agents seized a desktop computer from Jones’ home during the search, and a forensic analysis revealed she downloaded the file containing the information, the warrant reads.That message was sent at 2:44 p.m., and data on the desktop show she allegedly downloaded the data about 12 minutes prior, the warrant says.“Evidence retrieved from a search warrant on December 7 shows that Jones illegally accessed the system sending a message to approximately 1,750 people and downloaded confidential FDOH data and saved it to her devices,” a news release from FDLE states.AdvertisementThe charge is a third-degree felony.rygillespie@orlandosentinel.com Advertisement

AdvertisementBy Orlando SentinelJan 18, 2021 at 11:39 amRebekah Jones, the fired state COVID-19 dashboard manager, faces a felony charge of illegally accessing a computer system, according to an arrest warrant issued by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.Jones, who turned herself in at the Leon County Detention Facility on Sunday, faced a judge Monday morning, who set bond at $2,500, court records show.AdvertisementProsecutors asked for Jones to face a higher bond, wear a GPS monitor and be banned from the internet, but a judge rejected the additional measures, The TV station...

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