NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. — Albert “Shane” Sibert, 54, a battalion chief with Estero Fire Rescue, has been arrested on multiple charges, including embezzlement, stalking, and unlawful surveillance.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement announced that Sibert faces one count each of scheme to defraud, grand theft, official misconduct, digital voyeurism dissemination, unlawful use of a tracking device, aggravated stalking, violation of an injunction for protection against stalking, battery, and money laundering. He is also charged with 16 counts of unlawful interception of wire or oral communications and six counts of video voyeurism.
Investigators began looking into Sibert in September 2024 after receiving reports that he had embezzled funds from the Southwest Florida Urban Search & Rescue Task Force (TF-6), where he served as program manager from January 2018 to September 2024.
Between June 2019 and May 2024, Sibert allegedly used multiple task force-issued credit cards to make more than $47,000 in personal purchases. The charges included items from Amazon, Storage King, and other retailers. Officials say Sibert concealed the transactions in financial records submitted as part of his official duties.
Agents also identified hidden cameras and a GPS tracking device purchased through the same Amazon account. According to investigators, Sibert unlawfully used the tracker, placed cameras in private areas, and recorded individuals without their consent. Authorities allege he later disseminated those recordings.
On January 29, 2025, search warrants were executed at Sibert’s home, where items purchased with task force credit cards were photographed or seized. A separate search warrant was carried out at Estero Fire Rescue, where investigators took work-related and personal devices for forensic review.
Sibert was arrested September 26 in Cape Coral and transported to Lee County Jail.
The case is being prosecuted by the State Attorney’s Office for the 20th Judicial Circuit. The investigation remains ongoing.
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