A Louisiana State trooper made more money last year, $240,000, than any other law enforcer in Louisiana — more than any district attorney, police chief, the attorney general, or even his boss, the superintendent of state police. As bad as that is, New Orleans Fox affiliate WVUE undercover cameras reveal the trooper wasn’t even working […]
A Louisiana State trooper made more money last year, $240,000, than any other law enforcer in Louisiana — more than any district attorney, police chief, the attorney general, or even his boss, the superintendent of state police.
As bad as that is, New Orleans Fox affiliate WVUE undercover cameras reveal the trooper wasn’t even working when he says he was.
SHOCKING: Lee Zurik FOX 8 INVESTIGATES:How are some police officers doubling their salary using a loophole at the expense of taxpayers? What our surveillance found is shocking >> Bit.ly/Fx8nov17TONIGHT at 10pm.
Posted by WVUE FOX 8 News on Thursday, November 9, 2017
“You should be patrolling or doing a patrol function,” said Kevin Reeves, a Louisiana State Police superintendent, when asked about the discrepancy.
“I’m outraged that I’m paying for work that is clearly, based on your reporting and that tremendous undercover work done by your staff,” said a Tulane law professor.
“It’s blatant, it’s obvious.”
WVUE’s investigation is led by their chief investigator, Lee Zurik. Zurik is also the director of investigations for Raycom’s National Investigative Unit which was launched earlier this year.
NOTE: Last week, I wrote about an investigation by WWBT, which exposed how the federal government rewards tax delinquent companies with contracts. That investigation was helped by Raycom’s National Investigative Unit.
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