NYPD Lieutenant Details Overtime Abuse and Sexual Harassment Scandal

Overtime Abuse Allegations

• 💡 Former NYPD Lieutenant Quathisha Epps details an overtime abuse scandal within the department.
• 🎯 During fiscal year 2024, Epps's overtime pay more than doubled her salary, totaling $46,000.
• ⚠️ Epps claims she did not authorize or self-certify all of her overtime, suggesting potential manipulation.

Demands for Monetary Compensation

• 💰 An EEOC complaint filed by Epps alleges that her former boss, Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey, demanded monetary compensation.
• ✈️ This included requiring her to fund a trip to Miami for him and his wife, with Epps stating she gave him $3,000.
• 🎭 She was allegedly asked to call his wife and pretend the money was a gift.

Sexual Harassment and Assault Claims

• 🚨 Epps states she was sexually harassed and assaulted by Maddrey during the period she was being pressured for money.
• 🔒 Her attorney describes it as a "textbook case of predatory abuse and victim silencing" using coercion.
• 😳 Epps recounts instances where Maddrey allegedly demanded she strip and send him compromising material while he was still in a meeting.

Retirement and Investigation

• 🗓️ Amidst the brewing overtime scandal, Epps filed for early retirement in December.
• 🤝 After initially being suspended, both Epps and Maddrey have retired from the NYPD without departmental charges related to overtime abuse.
• 🔍 Maddrey is still under investigation by federal authorities, who have contacted Epps regarding their probe.

Seeking Justice and Encouraging Others

• 🗣️ Epps hopes that by speaking out, other victims will find the courage to come forward.
• ⚖️ She believes victims should not have to remain silent when experiencing wrongdoing.
• 🏢 Federal agents searched Maddrey's home in Queens one month after Epps filed her complaint, leading to a shakeup in Internal Affairs.