Investigators say the former FHP employees billed ChampionsGate for off-duty security shifts they did not work.
CHAMPIONSGATE, FL — Two former Florida Highway Patrol troopers surrendered in Osceola County this week after investigators accused them of billing a Central Florida community for off-duty security work they never performed.
Capt. Lenita Wright King, 63, of Haines City, and Trooper Maurice Vilsaint, 42, of Reunion, were booked on fraud-related charges tied to off-duty work for the ChampionsGate Community Development District. The case centers on paid security assignments outside their regular FHP duties and has placed new attention on how outside police work is tracked, billed and reviewed.
King and Vilsaint surrendered Wednesday to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office, according to local authorities and court records. The sheriff’s office said the warrants were issued in Osceola County, where investigators identified the alleged crimes. The investigation was not being handled by the sheriff’s office, but by the Office of the Florida Inspectors General, FOX 35 reported. Both former troopers later bonded out of jail. A Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles spokesperson said the agency could not comment on an open criminal investigation and said King and Vilsaint were no longer with the Florida Highway Patrol.
The affidavits say both troopers worked off-duty assignments for the ChampionsGate Community Development District, a special-purpose local government in Osceola County. Off-duty assignments allow law enforcement officers to provide security for outside clients while using agency uniforms and vehicles under agency rules. In those jobs, outside organizations pay officers directly, while officers are required to repay the agency for fuel and equipment costs. Investigators said the system depends on accurate records showing when officers are present, what work they perform and whether required agency reports match the hours billed to the outside client.
King was a 21-year FHP veteran and served as Orlando District 2 commander for Troop D. She faces charges that include grand theft for property valued between $750 and less than $5,000, fraud to obtain property valued under $5,000 and falsifying an official document as a public servant. Investigators said they placed a covert GPS tracker on King’s vehicle to compare her location with her scheduled FHP shifts and her off-duty work records. The affidavit says King was physically present at ChampionsGate on only 10 of the 19 days she billed the district in March and April 2026. Investigators said she overbilled the district by $3,517, and the district paid her $2,600 before withholding further payments after learning of the alleged fraud.
Vilsaint was an 18-year FHP veteran. He faces charges that include fraud to obtain property valued under $20,000, grand theft between $10,000 and $20,000, falsifying a public or court record and falsifying an official document as a public servant. His affidavit says he collected off-duty payments through a limited liability company he created in 2023. Investigators said they became suspicious after he failed to file required FHP Selective Enforcement Activity Reports for work he claimed to have performed for ChampionsGate between Oct. 1, 2025, and April 30, 2026. The affidavit says Vilsaint filed monthly off-duty reports with FHP but left out the ChampionsGate dates. The affidavit said the activity reports were “intentionally deceptive” and supported a scheme to defraud district representatives who paid him to make the community safer.
Investigators said Vilsaint “fictitiously billed” for 60 days of assignments at the district and received $15,340. The larger alleged loss in his case led to a higher-value grand theft charge than the one filed against King. Authorities have not released every record behind the investigation, including all invoices, shift logs or communications between the defendants and district representatives. It was not immediately clear from the reports whether either defendant had entered a plea, retained counsel or been assigned future court dates. The allegations remain pending in court, and both defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
The ChampionsGate Community Development District was established in 1998 and is located in Osceola County. Its website describes the district as a local, special-purpose government entity created by county ordinance to plan, operate and maintain community-wide improvements in a planned community. The district is governed by a five-member Board of Supervisors and uses district staff, counsel and engineers to handle operations, budgets, contracts and public meetings. Its regular public meetings for fiscal year 2026 are listed at the offices of Rida Associates on ChampionsGate Boulevard. The allegations involve security services for that district, not routine traffic stops or arrests made by FHP.
The case follows a series of recent Florida law enforcement overtime and off-duty work investigations, but the ChampionsGate affidavits focus on two former FHP employees and one Central Florida district. The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles said in a statement that King and Vilsaint are no longer with the agency. The agency also directed further questions to the defendants’ lawyers because the criminal investigation remains open. Osceola County authorities have not announced additional arrests tied to the ChampionsGate work, and investigators have not said whether other invoices or off-duty assignments are under review.
The case now moves through the Osceola County court system after both former troopers bonded out. The next public milestones are expected to come through court filings, possible arraignment dates and any further statements from investigators or the state attorney’s office.
Author note: Last updated June 19, 2026.