State DOT Employee From Westchester Accused Of Falsely Claiming Overtime Hours

A 63-year-old New York Department of Transportation employee from Northern Westchester faces charges for allegedly logging over 100 hours of overtime that he did not actually work, police said.

A New York State Department of Transportation employee from Yorktown is accused of falsely logging over 180 hours of overtime he didn't work, police said.
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Ben Crnic

09/06/2024 11:00 a.m.

Yorktown resident Raymond Bergin, a Maintenance Supervisor for the NYSDOT, was arrested on Monday, Aug. 26 following a joint investigation conducted by his employers and New York State Police, authorities announced on Thursday, Sept. 5.

According to State Police, Bergin was found to have falsely claimed more than 180 hours of overtime he did not work.

After his arrest, he was charged with third-degree grand larceny and first-degree falsifying business records.

Bergin was then arraigned in the Town of Somers Court and released on his own recognizance. He will again appear in court on Monday, Sept. 16.

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