NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – The New Orleans Office of Inspector General alleges a veteran New Orleans Police Department officer committed payroll fraud and “routinely” claimed excessive overtime.
The OIG released a summary of the report Wednesday (July 1) that did not name the officer.
However, NOPD citizen watchdog Skip Gallagher confirmed to Fox 8 a complaint he filed to the Office of the Independent Police Monitor in 2024 about Officer Chad Cockerham led to the OIG report…