They Made Over $100,000 in Overtime. Now the N.Y.P.D. Is Cracking Down.
Jessica Tisch, the head of the New York Police Department, is cracking down on apparent abuse of overtime pay as the agency faces internal and external investigations into the matter.Among at least 29 officers who were moved into new jobs over the past two days, 16 earned more than $100,000 in overtime pay in the last fiscal year.The moves come as investigators are scrutinizing accusations that Jeffrey Maddrey, the department’s former highest-ranking uniformed officer, demanded sex from a subordinate in exchange for overtime.Several of the employees who were moved worked under Mr.
Maddrey, formerly the chief of department, and other top police officials, according to city payroll records and internal police documents obtained by The New York Times.Two officers who worked for Mr.Maddrey collectively made $312,769 in overtime alone.Two other officers, who together made around $289,000 in overtime, were transferred out of the operations bureau led by Kaz Daughtry.
Eleven officers were moved out of the department’s public information office.Ms.
Tisch last week announced that the head of that office, Tarik Sheppard, is also being replaced.Federal investigators have joined a city Department of Investigation inquiry into the provision of overtime and the allegations of misconduct against Mr.Maddrey, who resigned on Friday, according to two people familiar with the matter.
The F.B.I.declined to comment on Sunday.
The Manhattan district attorney is also investigating.Danielle Filson, a spokeswoman for the Manhattan district attorney, said in a statement that the allegations against Mr.Maddrey are “extremely serious and disturbing.”We are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access.
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