A former Los Angeles Police Department officer was awarded $4.5 million by a jury after he alleged retaliation for reporting overtime fraud targeting Los Angeles Metro.
Former Sgt. Rangy Rangel, a 32-year department veteran, alerted superiors to alleged overreported overtime by another sergeant, but instead of prompting an investigation, Rangel instead “became the target of a months-long retaliation and harassment campaign,” the Los Angeles Times reports .
That alleged fraudster was being paid overtime by Metro even though he was doing his homework instead of police work, Rangel’s attorney Tamar Arminak told the Times…