Sunday, February 16, 2025

Government: when it's not your money!

NYC jail bosses raked in nearly $400K a year— with staggering OT equating to 14-hour shifts 365 days 


Go to jail to make the big bucks.

Top Corrections Department overtime hogs at Rikers Island logged so many hours last year, it was the equivalent of six extra hours per day, 365 days a year, The Post found.

Assistant Deputy Warden Michael Hamilton was the OT king, logging 2,344 extra hours – worth $239,501 — in fiscal year 2024 for total pay of $388,620, city records show. He was hired in 2012. 

A list of the top 10 overtime earners in city jails.
Top overtime earners in NYC jails, including several who earn more than $200,000 a year in overtime alone. Jack Forbes / NY Post Design

The second biggest earner was Capt. Bob Villette, who raked in 2,380 hours of OT, or $234,090, for total pay of $376,708. He was hired in 2006. 

Coming in at No. 3 was Assistant Deputy Warden Olawamiri Otukoya with 2,125 overtime hours worth $222,760, scoring total pay of $372,207, the records show. 

Capt. Kenneth McMillan was next, logging 2,380 OT hours worth $214,929 and a total payday of $358,031, according to the records. 



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