CHIPLEY — The Florida Department of Law Enforcement confirms it is conducting a “pre-investigation” into the Washington County Clerk of Court’s Office.
FDLE is reviewing information received from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office to determine if there are grounds for a formal investigation.
Officials can’t specify details of the open review.
“We don’t have an active investigation ... but we did receive some information (from the WCSO), and we are reviewing the information at this point,” said FDLE spokeswoman Gretl Plessinger. “What happens with the review is it could turn into an investigation if it looks like there could be criminal predicate; otherwise, it just closes out.”
The FDLE is conducting preliminary interviews as part of the review.