Oakland officials this week walked back a request for the family of slain police officer Tuan Le to return $461 in overpaid salary he received during last year’s crippling ransomware attack on City Hall.
The decision to waive the debt came after the Oakland Police Officers’ Association railed against city leaders for asking to “claw back” the money, calling the payment demand “inhuman, outrageous, disgraceful, heartless and unconscionable.”
Le was fatally shot a few hours before dawn on Dec. 29 after responding to a burglary call at a marijuana grow house on the 400 block of Embarcadero, along the city’s waterfront. His death marked the first killing of an on-duty Oakland police officer in nearly 15 years.
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In a statement, a city spokesman said that Le was among 120 people who were overpaid during the early 2023 cyber attack, which exposed reams of sensitive personal data stored by the city. Among the impacts was a need to pay the city’s 5,000 employees using a different finance system, leading to some irregularities.
On Wednesday, the city said “there is no need for further action by Officer Le’s family, and we consider the matter closed.”
“The City stands with Officer Le’s family and apologizes for any distress or inconvenience this issue has caused for them, and we will continue our unwavering support,” the city’s statement said.
On Wednesday, a judge ordered three men to stand trial on murder charges in Le’s death. A fourth person saw their murder charge dismissed after a judge ruled the man wasn’t a “major participant” in the killing, though he still faces several other felony charges related to break-ins at the grow house that morning.
