An employee at the Dallas Police Department was fired after accusations that she lied about her college education to get a promotion.
Gina Fowler-Strickland, a police report representative, was fired Thursday after a disciplinary hearing with the police chief. Fox 4 reported.
Police said Strickland was fired for “engaging in undesirable conduct when arrested for a crime of fraudulent, substandard or fictitious degree.”
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Police report representative Gina Fowler-Strickland was fired following a disciplinary hearing with the police chief. (Dallas County Jail)
Strickland was charged with fraud/fictitious degree in June 2023 over allegations that she lied about a post-secondary degree to get a promotion a year earlier, court records show, according to Fox 4.
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Police said Strickland was fired for “engaging in undesirable conduct when she was arrested for a crime of fraudulent, substandard or fictitious degree.” (iStock)
She failed to show up for a court hearing and a warrant was issued for her arrest in September. However, the order was later rescinded, although it is unclear why.
Court records showed that the district attorney’s office ultimately dismissed the charges in November after Strickland completed a pretrial intervention program.
A Dallas Police Department employee was fired after allegations that she lied about her college education to get a promotion. (iStock)
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In Texaslying about a post-secondary degree to get a job or promotion is a class B misdemeanor, punishable by up to 180 days in jail and a $2,000 fine.
