A grand jury has indicted two former El Paso police officers on charges they inappropriately charged overtime on a state traffic grant.
Raul Ramirez and Ana Reza are charged with two counts each of tampering with a government document with intent to harm or defraud. The officers resigned from the department late last year.
In September, police officials confirmed that investigators were looking into several issues surrounding federal grant programs called Selective Traffic Enforcement Program, known as STEP, and Impaired Driver Mobilization, or IDM.
City officials said the department received about $479,000 in each of the past two fiscal years in STEP grants.
The city's internal auditor and Internal Affairs detectives are looking at discrepancies as part of an administrative inquiry.
A criminal investigation is being conducted by the El Paso police Special Investigative Group, which deals with crimes committed by officers, and the U.S. Department of Transportation's Office of the Inspector General.
STEP is funded through a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration grant.
A spokeswoman with the El Paso County District Attorney's Office said prosecutors plan on presenting more cases to the grand jury.
In October, police officials said eight officers had resigned in the wake of the investigation.
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