Valley City  (Valley News Live) The Valley City Police Department has completed an internal investigation on one of its officers, and says he did nothing wrong.

Valley News Live reports, the investigation started in May 2016 after the department received a complaint from a citizen about Lt. David Swenson. The citizen accused Lt. Swenson of “drawing hourly wages from three separate revenue streams for the same hours. That would be a Class B Felony.”

The citizen agreed to talk with the police chief about the allegations and an investigation was started.

An Internal Administrative Investigation was initiated by Police Chief Fred Thompson. Payroll records, time sheets, work schedules and other documentation were obtained. A total of eight witnesses, who may have had information about the allegations, were interviewed.

Throughout the investigation, the citizen who filed the complaint became uncooperative, and at one point said he could continue this “in the court of public opinion.”

Even though the complainant wouldn’t cooperate, the police department continued the internal investigation. The result of the investigation is that Lt. Swenson did not commit a crime, nor did he engage in any impropriety in his work.

The station reported that the report says the same citizen ended up filing another complaint against Lt. Swenson with the Barnes County Sheriff’s Office on June 1. The Barnes County State’s Attorney’s Office says “even though the amount of hours was excessive, nothing irregular was uncovered during the investigation.”

The following was sent by Valley City Police Chief Fred Thompson:

“The public is advised that a police department is only as good as the integrity that it presents to the public it serves. The Valley City Police Department is determined to ensure that the public can have trust and faith in what we do. As the Chief of Police I will promise you that we will, and have, investigated any legitimate complaint that is forwarded to me.”