{"id":226958,"date":"2026-04-10T23:12:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T23:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/226958\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T23:12:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T23:12:14","slug":"3-jacksonville-sheriffs-officers-arrested-in-33000-overtime-fraud-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/226958\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Jacksonville Sheriff’s officers arrested in $33,000 overtime fraud investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters announced in a press conference the arrests of two current officers and one former officer in a case of allegedly falsified timesheets. <\/p>\n

Sergeant Michael Rourke, Officer Christopher Sosa and former officer Dylan Bostick are accused of fraudulently submitting overtime traffic assignments they did not work, Waters stated. <\/p>\n

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The arrests come following an investigation into former officer Christian Madsen, who is accused of falsely claiming $14,000 of overtime. Waters said the cases were unrelated to Madsen\u2019s, but investigators uncovered the alleged fraud during the follow-up investigation into Madsen.<\/p>\n

Rourke, Sosa and Bostick were charged with grand theft, organized fraud and official misconduct, all third-degree felonies. In all, the three are accused of falsely claiming to have worked nearly 450 hours, resulting in an unjust enrichment of more than $33,000, Waters said.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re probably going to get tired of hearing me saying it that no one\u2019s above the law,\u201d Waters said. \u201cAnd if investigators find that there\u2019s probable cause to support a criminal allegation of JSO misconduct by an employee after a comprehensive investigation, we will hold them accountable. We will arrest them and we will bring them before the justice system.\u201d<\/p>\n

Waters stated that Rourke, Sosa and Bostick did not appear to be working in coordination to commit fraud. He also stated that their supervisor did not appear to be a part of the criminal activity. <\/p>\n

In March, all three officers were suspended from their positions. Bostick resigned, Waters said.<\/p>\n

Since some of the money used to hire officers for overtime traffic enforcement shifts came from Florida Department of Transportation grants, that funding will need to be reimbursed, Waters stated. <\/p>\n

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