Eight Philadelphia police officers have been placed on restricted duty and stripped of their service weapons after an Inquirer report revealed that the officers had improperly received tens of thousands of dollars in city antiviolence grant money.
, one day after receiving notice that he would be fired in connection with an unrelated incident in which he allegedly lied on paperwork and to police Internal Affairs.or showed up mid-shift, while chaos ensued within the police district he commanded. He was removed from that post and reassigned hours after the story published.
The FBI has also recently opened its own probe into the grant money, according to a source familiar with the matter who spoke under the condition of anonymity to discuss details of the investigation. Epiphany Fellowship leaders declined repeated interview requests, and referred questions to Bridgette M. Rice, a Villanova University professor listed as the lead applicant on the grant. Rice referred questions about the grant’s suspension to the city, and did not respond to follow-up questions about the program’s participants.The staff who were reassigned include a married couple, Officers George and Robyn Gee, and their adult daughter, civilian staffer Brittney Gray.
Also reassigned after being paid from the funds were Officers Janae McDonald, LaCarmela Fortune, Mark DiGenio, Daniel Moll, and Brittany Crockett, and Highway Patrol Officer Michael Minor. Some hung up the phone on a reporter or declined comment, while attempts to reach others were not successful.
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