Police probe 5,700 hrs of alleged timecard fraud in Sanremo

(ANSA) - Sanremo, December 2 - 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.