Two former Florida Highway Patrol officers are accused of billing a Central Florida community for off-duty patrol shifts investigators say they did not work.
Former FHP Capt. Lenita King and former Trooper Maurice Vilsaint were arrested after an investigation into off-duty work at Champions Gate Community Development District in Osceola County, according to ClickOrlando.
Investigators said the two billed the community for days they never showed up. The case also exposed a payment setup that differs from many local agencies: arrest affidavits said both were paid directly through their own companies, not through FHP.
King and Vilsaint are no longer with the agency. The charges remain allegations unless proven in court.
The Troopers Were Paid Through Private Companies
Champions Gate is a resort and golf community south of Disney that hires off-duty law enforcement officers to patrol the area, ClickOrlando reported.
According to the outlet, state records show King’s company, Encore Security Services LLC, belongs solely to her. The affidavit said Champions Gate paid Vilsaint through MNEWARKVIL LLC, which he created in 2023.
ClickOrlando reported that FHP’s off-duty system is different from the way some other agencies handle outside work. Orlando police and the Orange County Sheriff’s Office use systems where payment goes through the agency or an off-duty management process. At FHP, the station reported, some troopers receive checks in their own names, while others form LLCs to receive payment from the outside company hiring them.
News 6 said it asked FHP why troopers are tasked with forming their own companies and whether the setup has enough oversight. The station reported that FHP had not responded.
Investigators Compared King’s Billing To Vehicle Tracking
King, 63, had worked for FHP for more than 20 years and served as the Orlando District 2 commander for Troop D, according to FOX 35 Orlando.
Investigators said King was scheduled for off-duty work at Champions Gate and billed $65 per hour for three hours per day, plus one paid travel hour.
FOX 35 reported that investigators compared King’s timesheets with tracking data from her vehicle for March and April 2026. The data showed she was at Champions Gate on 10 of the 19 days she billed.
The affidavit said King was paid for 76 hours, while GPS data showed she was on site for 12 hours and 20 minutes. FOX 35 reported that she is accused of defrauding $1,764 and conspiring to defraud another $1,753. The second payment was not received because the entity knew of the alleged fraud, according to the report.
Vilsaint Is Accused Of Billing 60 Unworked Days
Vilsaint, 42, had worked for FHP for more than 18 years and was assigned to the agency’s Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Unit before his arrest, according to FOX 35.
An FHP supervisor reviewed Vilsaint’s off-duty employment after allegations that he had violated off-duty work policies. The affidavit said none of the Champions Gate hours billed from Oct. 1, 2025, through April 20, 2026, appeared in Vilsaint’s required reports.
Dispatch records showed he did not check in for any of the services he claimed to work during that period, FOX 35 reported. The affidavit also said GPS data confirmed he did not drive to the Champions Gate area on several billed dates.
Vilsaint was paid $15,340 for 60 days he allegedly did not work, according to the report. Investigators said some of those billed hours overlapped with his FHP work hours or dates when he was outside the United States on international travel.
Both Former Officers Posted $30,000 Bond
King and Vilsaint turned themselves in after 5 p.m. on June 17 and were released after posting $30,000 bond each, FOX 35 reported.
King was booked on charges including defrauding to obtain property valued at less than $20,000, public servant falsifying official documents, falsifying public or court records, and grand theft between $750 and $5,000.
Vilsaint was booked on charges including defrauding to obtain property valued at less than $20,000, grand theft between $10,000 and $20,000, falsifying public or court records, and public servant falsifying official documents.
The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles told FOX 35 that both King and Vilsaint are no longer with FHP. The agency said it could not comment further because the case is an open criminal investigation.
Outside Patrol Invoices Need Their Own Records
Community districts, resorts, HOAs, apartment complexes, shopping centers, and construction companies often pay for off-duty officers because they want extra patrols, a marked car, or a uniformed law-enforcement presence at specific times.
For recurring patrol work, the invoice should match records the client can review before payment is approved. That can include the officer’s name and agency, scheduled hours, site logs, dispatch check-ins, incident notes, security reports, gate records, vehicle-location records when available, or a manager’s sign-off from the property.
Those records are especially important when the same officer or private company is billing the property over multiple weeks or months. A monthly invoice that only lists dates and hours may not show whether anyone actually appeared on site.
ClickOrlando reported that FHP’s Office of Inspector General opened its investigation in April and found that King and Vilsaint billed Champions Gate for days they never showed up. Sources told the station other troopers could now face scrutiny over their own off-duty arrangements.