COULD APPLY FOR AID ON THE REBUILD FLORIDA.GOV WEBSITE AND NEW INFORMATION TONIGHT ABOUT A PORT SAINT LUCIE POLICE SERGEANT ARRESTED ALONG WITH HIS POLICE OFFICER BROTHER BACK IN 2022. A NEWLY RELEASED INTERNAL POLICE REPORT INTO FORMER PORT SAINT LUCIE SERGEANT ROBERT VEGA REVEALS MORE FINDINGS OF IMPROPER BEHAVIOR. THE INTERNAL AFFAIRS REPORT FROM 2022 SAYS. FORMER SERGEANT VEGA AND HIS BROTHER, FORMER ASSISTANT CHIEF WILLIAM VEGA, PARTICIPATED IN A WELL ORGANIZED SCHEME TO DEFRAUD. THE PAYER WAS CHARGED WITH FALSIFYING DOCUMENTS SO KIDS OUTSIDE OF MARTIN COUNTY COULD PLAY ON THE MARTIN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM. BOTH BROTHERS WERE VOLUNTEER COACHES THERE. NOW, THE INTERNAL AFFAIRS INVESTIGATION SAYS THEY ALSO FOUND EVIDENCE OF ROBERT VEGA QUITTING WORK, WASTING TIME, LOITERING OR LEAVING ASSIGNED WORK AREA DURING WORK HOURS WITHOUT PERMISSION. ALSO AS WELL, WILLFUL NEGLECT IN PERFORMING ASSIGNED DUTIES AND IMMORAL OR IMPROPER CONDUCT. THOSE CHARGES, APPARENTLY IN CONNECTION WITH FINDING SEXUALLY EXPLICIT ADULT PHOTOS OF VEGA’S POLICE CELL PHONE AND POLICE COMPUTER. BOTH BROTHERS WERE CRIMINALLY CHARGED. WILLIAM VEGA PLED GUILTY TO MISDEMEANOR PERJURY. ROBERT VEGA’S ROBERT VEGA’S CHARGES WERE DROPPED. WILLIAM VEGA RESIGNED DURING THE
Port St. Lucie police sergeant resigns following internal investigation into ‘Operation Martingate’
Updated: 7:56 AM EDT Oct 10, 2025
New information has emerged about former Port St. Lucie police sergeant Robert Vega and his brother, former Assistant Chief William Vega, who were arrested in 2022 for their involvement in a scheme to falsify documents. Your neighborhood: Local coverage from WPBF 25 NewsA newly released internal police report reveals findings of improper behavior by Robert Vega. The internal affairs report from 2022 states that Robert Vega and his brother participated in a “well-organized scheme to defraud.” The pair was charged with falsifying documents so kids outside of Martin County could play on the Martin County High School football team, where both brothers were volunteer coaches.The internal affairs investigation also found evidence of Robert Vega “quitting work, wasting time, loitering, or leaving assigned work area during working hours without permission,” as well as “willful neglect in performing assigned duties and immoral or improper conduct.” These charges are apparently connected to the discovery of sexually explicit adult photos on Vega’s police phone and computer.Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.Both brothers were criminally charged, with William Vega pleading guilty to misdemeanor perjury, while Robert Vega’s charges were dropped. William Vega resigned during the initial investigation, and Robert Vega resigned in May.Top Headlines:Man found dead in Fort Pierce home, woman detained
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. —
New information has emerged about former Port St. Lucie police sergeant Robert Vega and his brother, former Assistant Chief William Vega, who were arrested in 2022 for their involvement in a scheme to falsify documents.
Your neighborhood: Local coverage from WPBF 25 News
A newly released internal police report reveals findings of improper behavior by Robert Vega. The internal affairs report from 2022 states that Robert Vega and his brother participated in a “well-organized scheme to defraud.” The pair was charged with falsifying documents so kids outside of Martin County could play on the Martin County High School football team, where both brothers were volunteer coaches.
The internal affairs investigation also found evidence of Robert Vega “quitting work, wasting time, loitering, or leaving assigned work area during working hours without permission,” as well as “willful neglect in performing assigned duties and immoral or improper conduct.”
These charges are apparently connected to the discovery of sexually explicit adult photos on Vega’s police phone and computer.
Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.
Both brothers were criminally charged, with William Vega pleading guilty to misdemeanor perjury, while Robert Vega’s charges were dropped.
William Vega resigned during the initial investigation, and Robert Vega resigned in May.
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