The criminal scheme began in 2015 after an order restricted access to traffic accident police reports. In exchange for bribe money, Coles provided personal identifying information about car crash victims to two 'runners' that provided the information to lawyers hoping to pursue lucrative personal injury cases.Ĭoles began working for MPD as a customer service representative in 2006, before becoming a Patrol Services and School Safety Bureau staff assistant in 2012. Coles will also be required to serve three years on probation and forfeit the $40,000 she took in bribes.Ĭoles pleaded guilty to bribery of a public official and conspiracy to commit insurance fraud in March 2019.
Sullivan sentenced 46-year-old Kendra Coles to 78 days in jail to be served on weekends and ordered her to pay $6,000 in restitution on Monday, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) has been sentenced to 39 weekends behind bars after admitting to taking over $40,000 in bribes. A former employee of the Washington, D.C.