Ex-hospital workers charged in payroll fraud case

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SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — Four former employees of a San Bernardino psychiatric hospital have pleaded not guilty to embezzlement and other felony charges in connection with a payroll fraud scheme that authorities say bilked taxpayers out of more than $800,000.

The district attorney’s office says all four employees were allegedly paid for hours they did not work at Patton State Hospital.

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