Fired Florida COVID-19 Data Scientist Turns Herself in On Arrest Warrant

Fired Florida COVID-19 Data Scientist Turns Herself in On Arrest Warrant
A health care worker use a nasal swab to test Marcelino Soto for COVID-19 at a pop up testing site at the Koinonia Worship Center and Village in Pembroke Park, Fla., on July 22, 2020. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
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The former Florida Department of Health (DOH) data scientist who was fired in May last year for alleged insubordination, turned herself into police Sunday, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) said.

Rebekah Jones, who has claimed that she was let go of by the department for refusing to manipulate pandemic figures for Florida officials, has been charged with one count of offenses against users of computers, computer systems, computer networks and electronic devices, the FDLE said.

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