BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. -- More information about a crime statistics scandal at the Broward Sheriff's Office was made public Monday.

Two deputies are accused falsifying police reports to make it look as if they solved more crimes than they really did.

But records released Monday show the problem is more widespread, and that Sheriff Ken Jenne himself may have known about it all along.

"I should have been more inquisitive and I initially underestimated the scope and complexity of this problem," Jenne said.

Jenne admitted to reporters last month that his agency's remarkable record of solving crime is bogus.

But the records released today show Jenne knew there was a widespread problem five years ago.

John Degroot, a former confidant of Jenne, told prosecutors that a consultant for BSO's controversial "Power Track" program recommended in 1999 that the sheriff look closely at the way his deputies were clearing cases.

Prosecutors asked Degroot if he thought, "the root cause of this entire problem goes all the way to the top of the agency?"

Degroot replied, "Having known the sheriff for 31 years, he ain't stupid."

Last month, deputies Chris Thieman and Christian Zappatta were charged with "official misconduct" for allegedly pinning burglary cases on suspects who didn't commit the crimes.

The newly released records show that deputies routinely cleared cases and downgraded crimes