according<\/a> to the U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office for the District of Delaware. <\/p>\n\n\n\nDarin Cathell, 50, the former captain, was sentenced to two months in prison followed by six months of home detention. He was also ordered to pay $67,790 in restitution and a $25,000 fine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Prosecutors said Redmon and Cathell spent years submitting claims for overtime shifts they never worked. Redmon falsely reported at least 174 shifts, totaling 760 hours and more than $81,000. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cathell falsely claimed at least 185 shifts, totaling 800 hours and nearly $68,000. Some of the money came from federal grant funds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMichael Redmon and Darin Cathell were sworn to uphold the law. They instead broke it \u2013 over and over, for years and years \u2013 to the detriment of the Town of Bethany Beach, their fellow officers in the Bethany Beach Police Department, and indeed every citizen who puts their faith in law enforcement,\u201d U.S. Attorney Julianne E. Murray said. \u201cThese just sentences reflect the seriousness of the defendants\u2019 crimes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bethany Beach is a small coastal town in southern Delaware, located along the Atlantic Ocean about 120 miles southeast of Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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