{"id":2646935,"date":"2026-08-19T11:58:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T15:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-dc-police-charged-with-fraud-are-honored-on-jan-6-plaque\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T12:01:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T16:01:34","slug":"former-dc-police-charged-with-fraud-are-honored-on-jan-6-plaque","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-dc-police-charged-with-fraud-are-honored-on-jan-6-plaque\/","title":{"rendered":"Former DC police charged with fraud are honored on Jan. 6 plaque"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fformer-dc-police-charged-with-fraud-are-honored-on-jan-6-plaque%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2646935&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Two former Washington, D.C.police officers involved in an overtime fraud scheme are featured on a local exhibit commemorating their response to the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot. Arrest warrants have been issued for Lieutenant Peter Sheldon, Sergeant Frantz Fulcher, and four others for allegedly embezzling tens of thousands of dollars through false overtime claims. Sheldon and Fulcher\u2019s names are displayed alongside a QR code linking to a plaque installed in the Capitol, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/memorial-day-gas-prices-set-to-break-years-long-trend-report\/\" title=\"Memorial Day Gas Prices Set to Break ...s-Long Trend: Report\">honoring law enforcement heroes<\/a> of that day. Despite their recognition,both officers are accused of defrauding taxpayers of over $193,000 collectively,with allegations alleging manipulation of records and false claims for secondary employment. Their arrest warrants were executed following charges of fraud,theft,forgery,and false statements. The case underscores issues of trust in law enforcement and features efforts by advocates and Congress to honor officers&#8217; service while addressing misconduct. The officers&#8217; actions and the delayed installation of the Capitol plaque have been topics of public and legal debate, with some lawmakers emphasizing their heroism amidst the controversy.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two former <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\">Washington, D.C.<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/governor-of-minnesota-declares-state-of-emergency\/\" title=\"Governor Of Minnesota Declares State Of Emergency\">police officers facing charges<\/a> in an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4691674\/dc-arrest-warrants-mpd-officers-fraud-scheme\/\">overtime fraud scheme<\/a> are featured on a local exhibit commemorating their response to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/january-6\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"226\">Jan. 6, 2021<\/a>, Capitol riot.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A D.C. judge issued arrest warrants for former <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/metropolitan-police-department\/\">Metropolitan Police Department<\/a> Lieutenant <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SheldonDocket.pdf\">Peter Sheldon<\/a>, former Sergeant <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/FulcherDocket.pdf\">Frantz Fulcher<\/a>, and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-dc\/pr\/arrest-warrants-issued-six-current-and-former-mpd-members-fifth-district-overtime-fraud\">four others<\/a> for allegedly pocketing tens of thousands of dollars in false <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/oag.dc.gov\/release\/attorney-general-schwalb-announces-public\">overtime hours<\/a>, officials announced Tuesday. Lawmakers included Sheldon and Fulcher\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/plaque-names.pdf\">names<\/a> among hundreds in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/rollcall.com\/2026\/03\/11\/j6-plaque-hallway-not-enough\/\">QR code link<\/a> on the wall next to a Jan. 6 plaque <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aoc.gov\/explore-capitol-campus\/art\/january-6-plaque\">installed in the Capitol<\/a> building in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/merkley-secures-display-of-january-6-plaque-inside-u-s-capitol-following-passage-of-his-bipartisan-resolution\/\">March<\/a>.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4692534\/former-dc-police-overtime-fraud-charges-honored-congress-jan-6-plaque\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Former DC police charged with overtime fraud are honored on Congress\u2019s Jan. 6 plaque<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4692637\/virginia-state-university-shooter-hid-dorm-closet-student-turned-herself-in\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Virginia State University student charged after alleged shooter hid in her dorm closet<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4692557\/police-arrest-deadly-great-falls-stabbing\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Police arrest 19-year-old for deadly Great Falls stabbing of woman<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOn behalf of a grateful<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"31\"> Congress<\/a>, this plaque honors the extraordinary individuals who bravely protected and defended this symbol of democracy on January 6, 2021,\u201d the wall display says about the pro-Trump riot. \u201cTheir heroism will never be forgotten.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Fulcher and Sheldon allegedly defrauded taxpayers of $174,915.39 and $18,272.72, respectively, in 2024, U.S. Attorney <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jeanine-pirro\">Jeanine Pirro\u2019s<\/a> office alleged Tuesday. Their arrest warrants were executed on Wednesday, according to court documents.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jan 6 \u201chero\u201d cop <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DCPoliceDept?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DCPoliceDept<\/a> officer Frantz Fulcher, glorified on the US Capitol police plaque\u2026 stole $175,915.39 by fraudulently charging fake overtime. Fellow J6 celeb cop Peter Sheldon, also on the plaque, stole $18,272.72 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xq40S3ZHSK\">https:\/\/t.co\/xq40S3ZHSK<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HBiPlEknBw\">pic.twitter.com\/HBiPlEknBw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NOVA Campaigns (@NoVA_Campaigns) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NoVA_Campaigns\/status\/2089869199854211529?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 19, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEvery day, we rely on law enforcement to uphold the public\u2019s trust,\u201d said Pirro, whose office is prosecuting the case. \u201cThese MPD members betrayed that trust by scheming to collect unearned, undeserved income, costing the taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Court records do not yet list attorneys for Fulcher and Sheldon.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The six defendants in the case will face charges of fraud, theft, forgery, and uttering false statements, according to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-justice\/\">Department of Justice<\/a>. The current and former MPD officers stole the money by manipulating records, fabricating supervisor approvals, and claiming compensation while working secondary employment, Pirro\u2019s team alleged.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4681559\/one-year-later-dc-residents-trump-national-guard-deployment\/\"><strong>ONE YEAR LATER, SOME DC RESIDENTS PRAISE TRUMP\u2019S NATIONAL GUARD DEPLOYMENT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Advocates of the officers on Jan. 6 fought in court and in Congress to speed up the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4412130\/senate-approves-plaque-to-honor-jan-6-law-enforcement\/\">plaque\u2019s installation<\/a>, as it was delayed for roughly three years. Former U.S. Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn and MPD Officer Daniel Hodges sued in June 2025 to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Filed-Complaint.pdf\">compel<\/a> the Architect of the Capitol to honor Congress\u2019s prior installation date. Senators finally overcame the deadlock in January and voted to finish the job.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTheir brave actions upheld the rule of law and ensured that our democratic institutions could continue to function as intended,\u201d outgoing Sen.\u00a0Thom Tillis\u00a0(R-NC) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/following-5th-anniversary-of-january-6-merkley-and-tillis-secure-unanimous-passage-of-bipartisan-resolution-to-display-january-6-plaque-inside-u-s-capitol\/\">said in January<\/a> about the officers while celebrating the vote.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ex-police officers linked to Jan. 6 fraud honored on Capitol plaque<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1239,"featured_media":2646936,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP25228077437697.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[39567,6909,50597],"class_list":["post-2646935","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-dc-police","tag-fraud","tag-jan-6-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP25228077437697.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2646935","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1239"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2646935"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2646935\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2646939,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2646935\/revisions\/2646939"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2646936"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2646935"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2646935"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2646935"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}