Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark says a New York City Department of Corrections Captain and 10 corrections officers were arraigned Wednesday on a 93-count indictment for allegedly submitting signed timesheets for hours they did not work. Clark says they racked up nearly $230,000 in pay.
The captain, William Newlin, and the officers were working at the Donald Cranston Judicial Center on Rikers Island at the time of the alleged scheme. They are each charged with corrupting the government, grand larceny, defrauding the government and official misconduct.
From Jan. 1, 2023, to Dec. 31, 2023, they each allegedly submitted written, hand-signed timesheets stating they worked regular or overtime hours when they did not work at all, prosecutors say…