CLEVELAND, Ohio — Cleveland police Commander Michael Butler faces a slew of accusations involving his work for private security companies, including that he hid from city officials his work for the businesses during a time he led the city’s efforts at staffing both officers and security firms for major events, according to an internal disciplinary letter released Wednesday.
Butler is the highest police official accused of misconduct since Commander James McPike was demoted in 2018. He oversaw detectives and supervisors who ignored some 60 rape cases. The disciplinary letter released by the city has sparse details. Butler, according to the letter, never alerted city officials when he was made the city’s special events coordinator that he had business and financial ties with three security companies that routinely were hired by the city— Willo Security Co., LEMS and Gant and Associates.
In two other internal accusations, Butler is accused of being dishonest and diminishing the esteem of the department. The FBI and IRS investigated Gant and his business, and federal prosecutors charged him in April 2021 with fleecing the IRS out ofby underreporting his income on taxes. He was sentenced to five years on probation and to pay a $50,000 on top of re-paying the IRS, with interest.
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