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As an Omaha police detective, Kevin Cave sold addresses he found in a law enforcement database on the side, picking up about $16,000.
As a result, Cave lost his job, his city pension and now he’s a convicted felon.
A federal judge on Friday sentenced Cave to three years probation and fined him $8,000. Cave could have received six months in prison.
The Nebraska Criminal Justice Information System database contains information on suspects and witnesses, criminal histories, driver’s license information and other data.
Cave, 37, of Bellevue gave leads from that database to car dealerships and repossession companies on the location of vehicles they wanted back from owners who had defaulted on loans.
The database is restricted to legitimate police work, and Cave’s misdeeds over 29 months were an abuse of power, “a violation of trust,” said Jan Sharp, chief criminal prosecutor for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Omaha.
As a result, Cave lost his job, his city pension and now he’s a convicted felon.
A federal judge on Friday sentenced Cave to three years probation and fined him $8,000. Cave could have received six months in prison.
The Nebraska Criminal Justice Information System database contains information on suspects and witnesses, criminal histories, driver’s license information and other data.
Cave, 37, of Bellevue gave leads from that database to car dealerships and repossession companies on the location of vehicles they wanted back from owners who had defaulted on loans.
The database is restricted to legitimate police work, and Cave’s misdeeds over 29 months were an abuse of power, “a violation of trust,” said Jan Sharp, chief criminal prosecutor for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Omaha.