MADISON, Conn. -- A Madison police officer accused of fraud faces new charges.

Investigators said Bernard Durgin Jr., 39, tried to stop witnesses from cooperating with an internal investigation into police misconduct.

Durgin, a seven-year veteran on the force, is already on unpaid suspension on allegations that he defrauded his worker's compensation and misused police computers.

Fellow officers have said Durgin used department computers 17 times to obtain unauthorized background checks on his ex-wife and other women over the past two years.

Police said Durgin is accused of obtaining information on people from the Connecticut Online Law Enforcement Communications Teleprocessing System between February 2006 and July 2007.

Durgin is scheduled to face a judge on the new charges next week.