Chattanooga workers accused of $80,000 overtime fraud
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — The state comptroller’s office accuses three Chattanooga employees with over-billing the city for up to $80,000 over a four year period.
The three employees worked as traffic signal electricians for the city’s transportation division.
The investigation claims the three got paid for overtime work that they didn’t do.
They also say that some records were altered in the process.
The city reported the questionable payroll transactions to the state.
However, state auditors also claim that Chattanooga officials did not report all the facts in a timely manner.
The results of their investigation will be turned over to the District Attorney’s Office.
