The Department of Justice brought an indictment on June 10 against a New York City Department of Corrections (DOC) captain for alleged extortion and overtime fraud.
Latanya Brown, 51, of Yonkers, an operations supervisor at the Rikers Island Jail complex, pleaded not guilty to the charges. She has been released after making the $300,000 bail.
Allegedly, Brown used her position to extort money, luxury gifts, and services out of subordinates before agreeing to approve their schedule changes, overtime, and vacation time.
Two subordinates, listed in court documents as John Doe 1 and John Doe 2, alleged she told them and other officers to pool their funds to buy her a particular Louis Vuitton bag or else their shift requests and overtime would not be approved. Brown also allegedly extorted employees at DOC to pay her thousands of dollars to get her to sign off on their scheduling requests….