Audit: D.C. workers bring in millions in overtime through fraud

D.C. workers racked up millions of dollars in overtime through “blatant time and attendance fraud” and cronyism, a damning internal report has found.

The D.C. Department of Public Works’ garbage workers were paid about $3.45 million in overtime in fiscal 2009, hundreds of thousands more than had been budgeted. Auditors with the city finance department reviewed the payouts and found “various discrepancies” that led them to conclude there was “blatant time and attendance fraud to employees earning overtime despite the fact of not working any regular hours during the pay period,” according to a draft of the audit, obtained by The Examiner.