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“Duped”: How One Atlanta Cop Secretly Shilled for Police Tech | NYC, Seattle and more paid millions for Axon Fusus software after speaking to an Atlanta officer — who sat on Fusus' board
NYC, Seattle, and more paid millions for Axon Fusus software after speaking to an Atlanta officer — who sat on Fusus’s board.
But what Gross-Shader and the rest of her colleagues in Seattle didn’t know — until The Intercept called with questions — was that Freeman was wearing two hats the whole time they were talking: The APD official was not only a consultant for Fusus, he was also a board member and owner of a small share of the company that could be worth millions. “It would likely make sense for us to have an initial chat.” He was referring to his previous role as COO of the Atlanta Police Foundation, where Freeman oversaw the private organization’s purchase of Fusus technology on behalf of the city, before starting work at APD in January 2023. In Springfield, the capital of Illinois, Fusus public safety adviser Jack Howard emailed Assistant Chief Joshua Stuenkel on February 7, 2023, introducing Freeman as a “long-time partner” of the company and explaining his former role at the police foundation.
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