D.C. firefighter charged in CPR fraud case
A D.C. firefighter has been charged with first-degree fraud in a scheme to have CPR training payments made to her instead of the fire department.
Natalie Overton-Williams turned herself in to authorities Wednesday. She faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.
According to charging documents filed by a special agent with the D.C. Office of the Inspector General, Williams sent out invoices to at least six organizations for CPR training provided by the fire department. The invoices were printed on D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services letterhead and instructed the organizations to pay a total of $3,160. She deposited the money into her own account.
The fire department placed Williams on paid leave over the allegations in September 2008, but did not take any disciplinary action against her. The District has paid Williams more than $140,000 to stay home from work.
Fire officials said they were waiting for the results of the investigation to determine whether to fire her, but an IG spokesman told
The Washington Examiner earlier this month that the department didn’t need to wait for the IG to fire Williams. City rules require the department to begin disciplinary proceedings within 90 days of the alleged infraction.
Man accused of filing liens against prosecutor who put him away
A Prince George’s County man once convicted of tax fraud has been indicted on charges of filing false liens against the attorney who sent him to prison.
Andrew I. Chance, of Clinton, was arrested on a four-count indictment charging him with filing a fraudulent multibillion dollar lien against a government employee and filing false tax returns seeking $900,000 in false refunds, prosecutors said.
Chance filed a false lien in the amount of $1.313 billion against the property of the assistant United States attorney who had prosecuted him in 2007.
Chance was sentenced to 27 months in prison and released in June 2009. While behind bars, he filed false tax returns, prosecutors said.
He faces 25 years in prison, if convicted, prosecutors said.
Scott McCabe
