Two Sacramento Fire Department employees leveraged their positions to buy the home of an emotionally and mentally vulnerable elderly woman, repeatedly worked on the property while on duty and profited from its resale, according to a previously undisclosed investigation.
The yearlong investigation, commissioned by the city and conducted by a third-party investigation firm, concluded that Douglas Muraki, then a fire captain, and Fire Captain Michael Mora misused their access and positions for months, including meeting the woman during a 911 medical call and using city time and equipment to renovate the home. They also violated city policy by failing to disclose the outside employment and did not obtain required permits for eight separate renovations on the home.
Despite these findings, which met the definition of fraud and abuse for the city, both Muraki and Mora remain employed by the department…