DC judge issues arrest warrants for six MPD officers over fraud scheme

Published August 18, 2026 5:09pm ET | Updated August 18, 2026 5:09pm ET



A Washington, D.C., judge signed arrest warrants for six Metropolitan Police Department employees who face accusations of defrauding taxpayers of more than $440,000 in allegedly fraudulent overtime pay.

U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro announced the arrest warrant orders on Tuesday, saying they will lead to the arrest of six current and former police officers on charges of first-degree fraud, first-degree theft, forgery, and uttering. The six officers were Peter Sheldon, Frantz Fulcher, Thomas Krmenec, Bernadette Richardson, Dorrie Smith Cleere, and Johnnie Dyer.

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