State Police announce the arrest of three Rapides Parish Sheriff’s deputies who allegedly were paid for hours they didn’t work during the Safe and Sober campaign. Trooper Scott Moreau says the arrests come 9 months after the investigation began.
“In September of 2018, State Police detectives were contacted by the Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Deputies to investigate descrepancies discovered during an internal audit,” said Moreau.
Moreau says the three deputies are facing charges or malfeasance, public payroll fraud, and injuring public records.
“The investigation has revealed that deputies Matthew R. Davis, Jonathan P. Treadway, and David Billings fraudulently claimed and were paid for unworked hours during the high visibility campaign,” said Moreau.
Citations claimed, by the deputies, to support the unworked hours were unable to be located during the investigation.
