Posted on 08/02/2025 10:42:14 AM PDT by thegagline
The feds are looking into overtime abuse at the NYPD’s elite Aviation unit under ousted NYPD Chief Winston Faison — who allegedly approved payments for rescue training for cop cronies who had nothing to do with rescues, The Post has learned.
Lt. Lakeisha Smith, Lt. Winston Wright and Detective Tanesha Facey, Faison’s driver, made up to 20 overtime hours per month — funded by a federal maritime safety training grant administered by FEMA, police sources said.
“They’re literally doing nothing for the training whatsoever except putting in overtime slips,” one source said.
Smith’s total pay for 2024 rose to $185,405 from $122,892 the prior year — or more than $60,000 thanks to overtime and other extras, like differentials for working later shifts or holidays. Facey’s pay went from $115,923 to $159,249.
Lt. Winston Wright’s haul increased to $177,654 in 2024 compared to $135,595 the year before, according to state payroll data.
None of the three are licensed pilots or mechanics or have anything to do with the training maneuvers, three sources said. The three officers didn’t return messages.
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We SHOULD have listened to the Founding Fathers when it came to who gets to vote.
...and now we are PAYING THE PRICE for not listening to them.
Lakesha and Tanesha doing wrong on the government payroll?
The jokes write themselves
Is it them Yogi?
It’s always them…
“I see here that none of you are licensed pilots or mechanics. But, looking at your photos, you are eminently qualified. Welcome to NYPD Aviation!”
Elect that Communist Mayor and this problem will be solved.
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