India, Oct. 22 -- A Florida police officer was arrested after allegedly impersonating a dead man whose body he found during a welfare check in 2022. The authorities claimed that he used the deceased man's identity for years to take control of his home.

According to a news release by the Broward County Sheriff's Office, Lauderhill Police Officer Brian Louis Sguros forged documents, paid utilities, and used law enforcement databases to orchestrate a property theft scheme before his arrest on multiple felony charges.

"According to investigators, Sguros filed paperwork with BCPA in Feb. 2025 stating his possession of the property dated back to Aug. 2022, just weeks after West's [Dennis West] death."

The police stated, "The investigation re...