Captain of NYC Prison Guards Indicted for Alleged Extortion, Overtime Fraud

Brown, the complaint alleges, forced subordinates to buy her a Louis Vuitton bag to get her to approve their schedule requests.

Rikers Island is seen in this aerial photograph taken in New York on Oct. 31, 2012. Adrees Latif/File Photo/Reuters

The Department of Justice brought an indictment on June 10 against a New York City Department of Corrections (DOC) captain for alleged extortion and overtime fraud.

Latanya Brown, 51, of Yonkers, an operations supervisor at the Rikers Island Jail complex, pleaded not guilty to the charges. She has been released after making the $300,000 bail.