Dallas firefighter who lied about COVID-19 diagnosis, charged with theft, given probation
after investigators said he received $12,548.86 while he was on sick leave for COVID-19 that he couldn't prove he had.
Carter agreed to a deal to reduce his felony theft charge to a misdemeanor and to serve 320 days in county jail along with 18 months probation. According to court documents, Carter's confinement was suspended and he was placed on community supervision effective March 11, 2022. An arrest warrant affidavit obtained in 2021 said Carter requested time off on March 24 after his wife tested positive for the virus. A week later, he requested more time off after he told a supervisor his daughter, who also had other ailments, had also contracted the disease.Download NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
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