Thirteen Cleveland firefighters were indicted on theft charges on Wednesday as a result of a July 2011 audit.
The city of Cleveland said it conducted two internal audits involving the Division of Fire’s payroll; the first focused on timekeeping and the second on internal shift trades. The results were turned over to the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office in August.
From 2006 to 2010, 13 firefighters did not work 2,000 hours, approximately one year, of scheduled time, the audit found. The prosecutor’s office said this allowed them to work a second full-time job.
Despite the fact that they were not logging hours with the Cleveland Division of Fire, the workers were still getting their yearly salary, insurance benefits, pension, clothing allowance and sick time.
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