A former Longwood police chief has been indicted on charges of conspiracy and bribery.

Investigators said that between October 2007 and May 2010, Samer Majzoub allegedly paid the former chief, Thomas Jackson, more than $30,000 in bribes in order to become a police officer.

Jackson was the police chief in Longwood from 1997 until he retired in May 2010.



Jackson is also accused of trying to cover up the hire by sending a letter to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement asking them to remove a public document.

If convicted, Jackson faces at least five years in prison for the conspiracy charge and 10 years for each of the three bribery charges.

Majzoub, who was hired back in 2009 faces the same charges.