Get Official Access for Stills then Sell Privately – Conflict or Not?

March 3, 2014 forum topics
There’s a person in my area that owns a private still photography business. For many years, he has also been the official photographer that is called to document fatalities in car wrecks for the city and county police. Apparently, it is widely known that he also sells those "exclusive" pictures to insurance companies for his private business. I don’t shoot stills, so this is not a competitive complaint and aside from being unethical, I don’t understand how it is not seen as a conflict by those allowing it. Is this or anything similar to it happening in your area? What do you think about it?