Last mentioned: 8h ago
First court appearance
Lawson faces a judge; bond is set at $10,000 per count (total $1.14 million) for 114 felony computer crime counts.
Unauthorized access begins
Lawson allegedly begins logging into the CCIS database without authorization, continuing through May 2026 for a total of 106 logins.
Lawson hired as juvenile probation officer
Crystal Lawson was employed by the Florida DJJ as a juvenile probation officer.
Lawson fired after battery arrest
Lawson was terminated after working only eight months; however, her CCIS access was not revoked.
Crystal Lawson’s retention of CCIS database access after termination led to 114 felony computer crime charges, exposing severe lapses in government offboarding and raising questions about agency liability under state data protection laws and sentencing guidelines.
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