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Attorney General Vows to Pursue Public Works Overtime Abuse

dcogcadmin | January 25, 2010

Attorney General Peter Nickles has promised to look into allegations of overtime fraud and abuse in the Department of Public Works, which came to light in a preliminary report released last week.  Auditors reported multiple instances of overtime being improperly paid to city workers, with little oversight in the process to control such occurrences.  Nickles has said that he’s waiting for the final report to be issued before taking action.  The Examiner

Attorney General Peter Nickles has promised to look into allegations of overtime fraud and abuse in the Department of Public Works, which came to light in a preliminary report released last week.  Auditors reported multiple instances of overtime being improperly paid to city workers, with little oversight in the process to control such occurrences.  Nickles has said that he’s waiting for the final report to be issued before taking action.  The Examiner