Arrest Warrants Issued for Six Current and Former MPD Members of the Fifth District for Overtime Fraud

WASHINGTON - On August 18, 2026, a judge of the Superior Court for the District of Columbia signed arrest warrants for current and former MPD members Peter Sheldon, Frantz Fulcher, Thomas Krmenec, Bernadette Richardson, Dorrie Smith Cleere, and Johnnie Dyer. The warrants issued will lead to arrests on charges for fraudulently claiming overtime and for hours not worked during the calendar year 2024, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.

"Every day, we rely on law enforcement to uphold the public's trust. These MPD members betrayed that trust by scheming to collect unearned, undeserved income, costing the taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars," said U.S. Attorney Pirro. "They will be held accountable, and my office remains focused on rooting out fraud and protecting the American taxpayer."

Upon their arrests, Sheldon, Krmenec, Richardson, Cleere, Dyer, and Fulcher will be charged with first-degree fraud, first-degree theft, forgery, and uttering.

According to the evidence, during the calendar year 2024, multiple MPD employees in the Fifth District submitted false claims for overtime hours or regular tour duty hours they did not work. The evidence shows these employees manipulated official records, forged supervisory approvals, and/or claimed compensation while engaged in secondary employment.

Specifically, the false submissions and total amounts are:

The investigation relied upon numerous independent data sources, including Body-Worn Camera footage, radio and GPS records, cell site location data, cellular toll records, license plate reader data, annual leave records, travel records, email records, network data, access logs, personnel files, and overtime documentation submitted through MPD's Timesheet Manager Application (TMA) system. Collectively, these records demonstrated repeated and deliberate falsification of overtime submissions, and in some instances regular time submissions.

The investigation identified several recurring methods used to unlawfully obtain overtime compensation. These methods included:

• Claiming overtime while physically outside of the District of Columbia, including during domestic and international travel.
• Claiming overtime while on annual leave.
• Forging supervisory signatures on overtime authorization forms.
• Using administrative positions to facilitate fraudulent overtime processing and approvals.

This case was investigated by the Metropolitan Police Department. It is being prosecuted by Special Assistant United State Attorney Jeremy Morris on detail from the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia.

Charges in a complaint are merely allegations, and every defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.