WASHINGTON
A 23-year veteran of the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department is being investigated for allegedly collecting up to $200,000 in overtime -- fraudulently.
Police are looking into whether she falsified her time sheets in order to collect the overtime.
Police said the officer turned in her badge and gun and has been reassigned to desk duty while the investigation continues. The officer will still continue to collect her normal salary.
According to D.C. Assistant Police Chief Peter Newsham, the investigation has been handed over to the U.S. Attorney's office to determine whether criminal charges will be filed.
The officer, who works are a firearms expert in the training division, allegedly submitted bogus time sheets, which sources say could amount up to $200,000 in fraudulent overtime payments.
Police say this was an isolated incident and no one else is under investigation.
This story reminds us that excessive overtime has long been a problem that plagues D.C. government agencies and costs the city money.
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