New reporting from the Lansing State Journal is shedding light on a former Lansing police officer who pleaded no contest to an embezzlement charge earlier this year.
Ryan Wilcox racked up more than $100,000 in charges on a city credit card for purchases from Amazon to Party City in just a few years. He also filed for thousands of hours of overtime pay that included time while working for his own lawn care business.
WKAR’s Sophia Saliby spoke with Lansing State Journal reporter Matt Mencarini who has been following this story for the newspaper. He says the city has stonewalled public record requests and refused to answer certain questions about who knew what when about Wilcox’s embezzlement…