Prince George's County Maryland Police Department Overtime Misconduct (2019-2021)
Overview
Between January 17, 2019 and March 27, 2021, fourteen officers recorded timesheets that showed they were working at the department and with secondary employers at the same time.[1]
The officers worked security jobs at apartment complexes in the county, through a company run by Lieutenant Edward "Scott" Finn.[2]
In February 2021, a federal investigation into Finn's finances brought the other officers' misconduct to the department's attention.[2]
Finn was charged with five counts of tax evasion and one count of obstruction of justice for failing to disclose $1.1 million in income. Finn pleaded guilty to federal tax evasion charges and retired from the department.[2]
In April 2021, the officers were stripped of their police powers.[2]
On August 25, 2022, all of the officers were indicted for misconduct in office and participation in a theft scheme. Some of the thefts rose to the level of felonies.[1]
Seven of the officers were charged with an additional count of misconduct in office for submitting falsified information to the secondary employer.[1]
If convicted, the officers face up to five years in prison for the felony theft charges. There is no maximum sentence for misconduct in office.[1]
In January 2023, the Prince George's County State's Attorney’s Public Integrity Unit dropped the criminal charges, saying that they had found additional evidence "from multiple sources".[3]
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Officers Involved
The individual officers' pages were lost in a system crash that we experienced. We list them here for reference:[3]
- Corporal Nick Agapov
- Corporal Anthony Brooke
- Corporal Kyle Cook
- Corporal Matthew Cotillo
- Corporal Brandon Farley
- Corporal Chris Hall
- Corporal Jonathan Haskett
- Corporal Joshua Hitchens
- Corporal James Lubonski (retired)
- Police Officer First Class John Mcintosh
- Corporal Michael O'Connell
- Corporal Mathew Obordo
- Police Officer First Class Christopher Oliver
- Corporal Travis Popieilarcheck
Official Reports
Additional Sources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 14 Prince George's County police officers indicted for misconduct in office, FOX 5, 2022-08-25
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Camilo Morgan, 14 Prince George officers charged, accused of double-dipping, US Today News, 2022-08-25
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Jordan Pascale, Charges Reportedly Dropped Against 14 Prince George’s County Officers Accused Of Double Dipping, dcist, 2023-01-24
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