Louisiana police officer admits payroll fraud
A former police officer in Harahan, Louisiana recently pleaded guilty to committing payroll fraud, which resulted in her collecting more than $20,000 in false overtime, according to the Times-Picayune. The pay came out of a federal grant from the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice.
Carol Ney, who routinely made false claims of after-hours work as a crime victim assistance advocate, had her paperwork approved by former Harahan police chief, Peter Dale. She even reported overtime for a week during which she was on vacation. Ney now faces up to a decade in prison, three years of probation and a maximum fine of $250,000.
"No public official, no police officer, ever has the right to take liberties with public funds," said U.S. Attorney Jim Letten, as quoted by the news source.
A similar deception recently came to light in Connecticut, when evidence was uncovered that a member of the Connecticut Valley Hospital police force was falsifying timesheets, leading to an overpayment of approximately $30,000, according to the Hartford Courant.
Carol Ney, who routinely made false claims of after-hours work as a crime victim assistance advocate, had her paperwork approved by former Harahan police chief, Peter Dale. She even reported overtime for a week during which she was on vacation. Ney now faces up to a decade in prison, three years of probation and a maximum fine of $250,000.
"No public official, no police officer, ever has the right to take liberties with public funds," said U.S. Attorney Jim Letten, as quoted by the news source.
A similar deception recently came to light in Connecticut, when evidence was uncovered that a member of the Connecticut Valley Hospital police force was falsifying timesheets, leading to an overpayment of approximately $30,000, according to the Hartford Courant.
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