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Sheriff Al Lamberti (Ret.)
Director of Counter-Fraud & Criminal Prosecution
Sheriff Al Lamberti is a 35 year veteran of the Broward County Sheriff’s Office. He began his career in the Department of Detention in 1977. After transferring to the Department of Law Enforcement road patrol, Sheriff Lamberti worked his way through the ranks, eventually serving as the Deputy Director/Captain of the Organized Crime Division. He then assumed his position as District Chief in the City of Deerfield Beach in January 1990. After his promotion to Major, Sheriff Lamberti served as Interim Police Chief for the City of Hollywood and the City of North Lauderdale. Soon after, he served as Director of the Training and Organizational Development Division where he oversaw the Center for Advanced Criminal Justice Studies Executive Leadership Program, as well as all day-to-day training functions in the Sheriff’s Office.
When Sheriff Lamberti returned to the Department of Law Enforcement, he assumed command of the South Patrol Region, which included the Port Everglades Seaport and Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport, following the September 11th terrorist attacks on the United States. A graduate 167th Session of the of the F.B.I. National Academy, Sheriff Lamberti served as President of the Florida Chapter of the F.B.I National Academy Associates in 2004. He served as President of the Broward Sheriff's FOP Lodge #32 from 1984 - 1985. Additionally, he was the Chairman of the Regional Coordinating Team of the Florida Violent Crime and Drug Control Council for the Southeast Region from 1999 to 2007. In early 2009, Sheriff Lamberti was named chairman of the Region 7 Gang Reduction Task Force by the Attorney General. Also in 2009, he was elected to the Board of Directors of the National Sheriffs Association.
In 2009, Sheriff Lamberti attended the FBI National Executive Institute, 32nd Session. In 2012, Sheriff Lamberti was elected to serve as the Vice President of the Major County Sheriffs’ Association, and served as the Chairman of the Board of the Florida Sheriffs Association. Sheriff Lamberti is a Past President of the Rotary Club of Deerfield Beach. He is currently a member of the 100 Club of Broward County. In September 2007, Sheriff Lamberti was appointed Sheriff of Broward County by Florida Governor Charlie Crist. In November 2008, he was elected by the citizens of Broward County to serve as Sheriff for an additional four years. Thus, he became the first sheriff in the history of Broward County to ever come up through the ranks.
In 2011, in cooperation with the Florida Division of Insurance Fraud, Sheriff Lamberti combined forces with DIF to initiate the Workers Compensation Fraud Task Force, the first ever of its kind in Florida. Additional sheriffs have joined the task force since due to its success. In March 2013, Florida CFO Jeff Atwater appointed Sheriff Lamberti to serve as the Chairman of the Florida Auto Insurance Fraud Strike Force whose mission is to combat PIP fraud across the state. Sheriff Lamberti holds an Associate in Science Degree in Law Enforcement from Palm Beach Community College and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Criminal Justice from Florida Atlantic University. He resides in Margate, Florida with his wife, Holly, and their son Nicholas and has two stepchildren, Jaime and David.