US police officer accused of taking over dead man’s home after finding body

A Florida police officer who found a man dead during a welfare check in 2022 is accused of taking possession of the man’s home and impersonating him for years while fixing up the place, authorities said. The officer said he took possession of the property weeks after discovering the homeowner’s body to “prevent squatters from taking control of it,” according to a court document he filed. Investigators in South Florida have accused Lauderhill police officer Brian Sguros of carrying out a “complex...