Prosecutors in Liguria are
investigating suspected timecard fraud for 5,700 overtime hours
logged during the 2014 elections by Sanremo city staff, local
media sources said Wednesday.
The investigation is part of a larger operation that in
October put 35 city employees under house arrest, with eight
other city employees under police supervisory measures, over
alleged absenteeism.
Investigations suggest that many civil servants working for
the northern city council were absent even when they were
registered at work as they had clocked in.
In one case a municipal policeman clocked in in his
underpants, while another official went rowing during office
hours.
The suspects now face various charges including fraud
against the state, embezzlement and forgery of legal documents.
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