City Spent $127K on O’Hara Probe

Minneapolis spent nearly $127,000 hiring a law firm to investigate former Police Chief Brian O’Hara over allegations of romantic relationships with subordinates — a probe that ultimately couldn’t prove misconduct but did uncover evidence tampering, leading to his resignation. The firm, already contracted after George Floyd’s death, billed the city $475/hour for lawyers and $225/hour for paralegals, with work continuing into May — the same day O’Hara stepped down. While the investigation found no confirmed relationships, it revealed O’Hara deleted evidence, and his driver is also under scrutiny. City officials insisted on the independent review to preserve integrity and public trust — though billing records for earlier, unrelated complaints remain unaccounted for. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/de5307ab10d1b152