Thursday, September 15, 2016

Rep. Jeffries and Eric Garner's Mother Chastise de Blasio Over Overtime Pay for Officers on Modified Duty

 

One day after Mayor Bill de Blasio signaled his support for a New York Police Department review of the department's practice of allowing officers on modified duty to boost their salaries with overtime pay, U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of Brooklyn said the administration could not be trusted to conduct that review and asked the federal Department of Justice to intervene.

Blasio and incoming NYPD commissioner James O’Neill said Tuesday they would examine the city’s policy on the matter after POLITICO New York reported that Officer Daniel Pantaleo boosted his salary by more than 20 percent in the two years since he was placed on modified duty following his role in the 2014 death of Eric Garner. POLITICO New York also reported that Officer James Frascatore earned nearly $10,700 in overtime pay in the last fiscal year, even though he was placed on modified duty for tackling retired tennis star James Blake on September 9, 2015, in a case of mistaken identity — an incident that prompted de Blasio and Bratton to issue immediate apologies. 

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Source: Politico

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