Former DeKalb Co. SRO accused of taking thousands of dollars for overtime he didnt work WSB-TV Channel 2 [Video]

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — Channel 2 Action News has learned a former DeKalb County School Resource Office has lost his job, following an October 2023 audit into his timesheets.

He’s been accused of collecting tens of thousands of dollars in overtime pay for work he never completed.

Channel 2′s Michael Seiden and partners at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution started digging into the allegations last year.

After five months, Seiden got a copy of an internal audit that shows the former SRO is accused of lying about working more than 24 hours in a day on multiple occasions.

Now, a state lawmaker wants an independent investigation.

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State Sen. Emanuel Jones, who represents Decatur, said he was disgusted at the audit’s findings.

“I’m certainly appalled,” Jones said about the report, which audited the time sheets of former SRO Victor James.

Three independent sources told Channel 2 Action Newsthat James had received tens of …