{"id":2223451,"date":"2026-10-27T19:23:03","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T16:23:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2223451"},"modified":"2026-10-27T19:23:03","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T16:23:03","slug":"florida-cop-resigns-from-police-force-after-arrest-for-assuming-dead-mans-identity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2223451","title":{"rendered":"Florida Cop Resigns From Police Force After Arrest For Assuming Dead Man&#8217;s Identity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/df\/16by9\/2026\/10\/27\/df6adced299b4340879fad008020c27e_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Florida Cop Resigns From Police Force After Arrest For Assuming Dead Man&#8217;s Identity<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Florida Cop<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Resigns After Being Busted For Taking Over Dead Man&#8217;s Home<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"google-preferred-btn js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-icon.svg\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"google-preferred-btn__title\">Add TMZ on Google<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-10-27T12:23:03-07:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/sitemaps\/article\/202610\"><br \/>\n                October 27, 2026<br \/>\n                <\/a><br \/>\n                            12:23 PM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-c647fee411cc02276010e947b408aadf\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20261027_df6adced299b4340879fad008020c27e\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:660948db-2ce2-44a2-9613-d64421a12f98\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/df\/4by3\/2026\/10\/27\/df6adced299b4340879fad008020c27e_md.jpg\" alt=\"Brian Louis Sguros Lauderhill Police 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-31479eb6af0709c74be895b867a63334\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The Florida cop arrested for assuming a dead man&#8217;s identity and taking over his home and his bills for years is now out of a job, TMZ has learned.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-6313f4232adcba2b5ba28ebaecd78a28\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Former Police Officer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/brian-sguros\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Brian Sguros<\/strong><\/a> just resigned from the Lauderhill Police Department before he could be terminated following an Internal Affairs probe, according to local officials.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-a35083e7e69e14fc9cef3b489aedc2e4\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20261021_bbd69c531ceb465faae71970a880a80e\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:660948db-2ce2-44a2-9613-d64421a12f98\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/bb\/4by3\/2026\/10\/21\/bbd69c531ceb465faae71970a880a80e_md.jpg\" alt=\"Brian Louis Sguros mug shot Broward Sheriff&apos;s Office 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Broward Sheriff&#8217;s Office<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-776e3223abf760363debff01833bfc67\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Prior to his resignation, Sguros was put on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of a criminal investigation into his alleged criminal behavior.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-86c0e0b66374b5a4fda380cfc040e6a0\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Last Tuesday, Sguros was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/10\/21\/florida-cop-took-over-dead-man-identity\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>taken into custody<\/strong><\/a> and charged with fraud, official misconduct, falsifying official documents, computer crimes to fraudulently obtain property, and using two-way communications to facilitate a felony.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-915b1544862572add786ea022bf99eef\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Cops say Sguros assumed the identity of 71-year-old <strong>Dennis West<\/strong>, who was found dead at his Lauderhill home on July 11, 2022. Police say West died from natural causes, namely cardiovascular disease.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-ae7e336ad59d20075d7d635ebad8ca55\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Sguros was allegedly a backup officer at the scene during the welfare check when he executed his plan to take over West&#8217;s property and assume the man&#8217;s identity.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-dd74372d767320388a855259600d211e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>According to cops, Sguros told the medical examiner he was West&#8217;s close friend, and that West had no living relatives &#8230; which was total BS, according to police.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-65a726f7009d24e90c8f146934c4a07d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>After moving into West&#8217;s house, cops say Sguros began paying property taxes and utility bills, all under West&#8217;s name &#8230; as if the dead man was still alive. Cops also say Sguros even used West&#8217;s ID to obtain a permit to renovate the pad.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-634de3912ebb54549c04ebbb219903cc\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Sguros finally messed up when he allegedly used his personal access code to log in to law enforcement databases to collect information about West.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-90ecf9170cb1d0e282a88f9adca15c48\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>One more misstep &#8230; filing paperwork with Broward County in February 2025 stating he&#8217;d been in possession of West&#8217;s home since August 2022, weeks after West had died.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-2dfdcecb7d63b258fdf6810f2c2b5260\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>After that, Sguros was toast &#8230; law enforcement had him in their sights.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<ul class=\"social social--permalink\">\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--facebook js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/10\/27\/florida-cop-resigns-after-allegedly-assuming-dead-mans-identity\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:660948db-2ce2-44a2-9613-d64421a12f98\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;facebook-footer&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:1}\"><br \/>\n                Share<span class=\"social__hide-sm\"> 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