More details: Visit websiteFollowing the hearing, an NYPD spokesman told the Daily News that Fabrizi had been suspended without pay.
The 19-year NYPD vet, who was lieutenant detective commander of the NYPD⁘s major case squad, is accused of fraudulently filing for overtime pay from July 2023 through February 2024, sometimes amounting to $10,000 a month in falsely claimed wages.
The Manhattan district attorney⁘s office alleges that the longtime lieutenant sometimes billed the Police Department for his commute from the 17th Precinct in Midtown to his home in Rockland County in an unmarked SUV assigned to the major case squad that was only supposed to be used for work matters. Other times, court papers allege that he billed for his time at home.
Fabrizi also filed overtime slips for work at McCann Protective Services doing corporate security, VIP escorts and security for upscale events, a side gig that court papers allege the Police Department never permitted him to do.
According to prosecutors, the overtime lies continued until an internal investigation was launched last March, when he was stripped of his gun and shield and reassigned from the major case squad, as The News first reported.
According to public records, Fabrizi made $310,000 last year, around $60,000 more than NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch⁘s current salary.
Last month, ex-Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey abruptly resigned following allegations he pressured former Lt. Quathisha Epps for sex in exchange for overtime pay in a matter being investigated by the feds in Manhattan, leading to a major staffing shakeup in the NYPD⁘s upper ranks. Maddrey denies the allegations.
No comments:
Post a Comment