PHOENIX - Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced 51-year-old Carl R. Ramirez was sentenced to 18 months of probation on August 24, 2022, after he previously pled guilty to two designated felonies, including one count of Attempted Fraud Schemes & Practices and one count of Theft. Ramirez previously surrendered his police officer certification as part of his sentencing and was also ordered to pay restitution to the Arizona Department of Economic Security (DES) in the amount of $7,352.13.
At the beginning of March 2020, Ramirez began employment with DES as a full-time Senior Investigator. In August 2020, while still employed with DES, Ramirez returned to work as a police officer with the Phoenix Police Department (PPD). A review of time cards and payroll records revealed his in-person shift with PPD overlapped with his Monday-Thursday teleworking shift for DES.
Ramirez collected full-time pay from both agencies for seven weeks, but completed full-time work for PPD only. He was indicted on June 24, 2021, on charges of Fraudulent Schemes & Artifices, Theft, and Computer Tampering. Ramirez is no longer employed by PPD or DES.
The Arizona Department of Economic Security investigated the case.
The Arizona Attorney General's Office prosecuted the case.
Copy of the indictment available here.
Copy of the sentencing agreement available here.
