New Orleans Police Officer Arrested on Over 325 Counts of Payroll Fraud A senior New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) officer, Brandon Coleman, 39, was arrested on Friday morning on more than 325 charges related to payroll fraud and alleged misconduct. Coleman is accused of defrauding the department by submitting false records to claim excessive overtime pay, which totaled over $111,000 between December 2024 and December 2025. The investigation, which began in April 2025, revealed discrepancies between Coleman’s reported work hours and his actual time spent on duty, as well as inconsistencies between the locations he claimed to be at and his physical whereabouts. The Louisiana State Police Criminal Investigations Division and the New Orleans Office of Inspector General (OIG) collaborated on the probe. Authorities obtained a warrant for Coleman’s arrest, and he was booked into Orleans Parish jail on Friday. The charges include 325 counts of filing false public records, 23 counts of public payroll fraud, one count of malfeasance in office, and a single count of theft. Coleman’s bail was set at $3.4 million, though he was released on bond later that afternoon. NOPD Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick stated that the department is fully cooperating with the investigation, emphasizing that accountability and integrity are central to the agency. “We will continue to cooperate as the case moves forward,” she said in a statement provided by state police. The case will be prosecuted by Attorney General Liz Murrill’s office, which reiterated its commitment to holding public officials accountable for abuses of public trust. Coleman’s arrest follows a pattern of recent scrutiny within the NOPD.#brandon_coleman #louisiana_state_police #new_orleans_police_department #anne_kirkpatrick #new_orleans_office_of_inspector_general
NOPD Officer Arrested on Multiple Counts of Payroll Fraud Louisiana State Police arrested Senior Police Officer Brandon Coleman on Thursday after months of investigations into alleged payroll fraud at the New Orleans Police Department. The arrest followed a series of undercover investigations by Fox 8, which exposed widespread overtime abuses within the department. Coleman, who was placed on emergency unpaid suspension by NOPD on Wednesday, faces multiple charges related to fraudulent overtime payments. The investigation began in late 2024 when Fox 8’s Unchecked Overtime series uncovered Coleman’s misconduct. Surveillance footage revealed the officer clocking in for overtime hours while at home, even after discovering the network’s cameras outside his residence. NOPD timesheet records confirmed Coleman’s continued falsification of work hours, with investigators later determining that as much as $111,000 of his reported overtime pay was fraudulent. Coleman’s total earnings for the period under scrutiny reached $229,000, more than three times his base salary of $68,000. Louisiana State Police detectives, joined by the New Orleans Office of Inspector General, launched a joint investigation in April 2026. Their findings aligned with Fox 8’s reports, identifying discrepancies between Coleman’s reported work locations and his actual movements during claimed overtime periods. The investigation also uncovered false public records submitted to justify the fraudulent payments, which spanned from December 2024 to December 2025. NOPD watchdog Skip Gallagher, who has reviewed police payroll records for years, described the investigation as a turning point. Gallagher had previously filed multiple complaints about timekeeping issues but found little action from internal authorities.#new_orleans #nopd #brandon_coleman #fox_8 #louisiana_state_police
