Former Cincinnati Police Captain Pleads Guilty to Bribery, Other Charges

Former Cincinnati Police Captain Michael Savard pleaded guilty to bribery and tax charges yesterday in federal court.

According to a complaint filed in U.S. District Court in June, Savard approached an unnamed CPD sergeant pursuing a promotion to lieutenant with an offer: if the sergeant paid Savard $5,000, he would retire before the end of the month. That, in turn, would open up the lieutenant position.

CPD promotes based on a list that is compiled from scores on a civil service test. That list was set to expire at the end of this month, meaning the sergeant in question would have had to take the test over again and may not have ended up in the same position on the list.

Federal law stipulates that it is a crime to receive $5,000 or more in exchange for affecting the outcome of a public hiring process for an agency that receives more than $10,000 in federal funding.

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