A DC Department of Corrections officer was arrested on Monday and charged with embezzling tens of thousands of dollars from the union representing DC Department of Corrections officers, and authorities say he used some of the money on a trip to New York city.
Andra Parker, 64, accessed DC Department of Corrections Labor Committee bank accounts when she was union president from June 2018 to May 2019, and stole thousands of dollars from the organization during that time, the organization said. FBI in documents. filed in federal court.
Parker, a resident of Capitol Heights, Maryland, spent $7,000 on a trip to New York City for himself and his friends, according to the documents. The outing included bills for $4,000 in rooms and expenses at a Times Square hotel, more than $370 in a New York Knicks game and $616 in “Summer: The Donna Summer Musical,” the Justice Department said. United States in a statement.
Parker is the fourth correctional officer charged with a felony this year. Three others were charged with conspiracy, bribery, bootlegging and federal civil rights violations in separate cases.
Borough Mayor Muriel Bowser said Monday that the investigation of officers in the department will likely continue.
“This is great work by our researchers,” Bowser said. “We were aware of some problems at DC Prison and it was evidenced by a large amount of contraband entering the prison, and there have been investigations and may be ongoing.”
“It makes me angry, but I also know — and every one of the 37,000 people who work for us know this — that we’re going to hold you accountable,” she said.
Parker appeared in federal court on Monday afternoon.
The DC Department of Corrections released the following statement regarding Parker’s incarceration: “The District of Columbia Department of Corrections (DOC) is committed to providing a safe environment for residents in our care and employees. Recently, the DOC’s Office of Investigative Services, in cooperation with the United States Attorney’s Office and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), launched an investigation into DOC Correctional Officer Andra Parker. As a result of the investigation, on December 19, 2022, the FBI arrested Mr. Parker for wire fraud related to the alleged misappropriation of DOC union funds.
