Data Scientist Rebekah Jones, Facing Arrest, Turns Herself In To Florida Authorities

By Bill Chappell,

Published January 18, 2021 at 8:06 AM MST

Rebekah Jones has said she lost her job after refusing to manipulate data to suggest Florida was ready to ease coronavirus restrictions.

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