Six Ambulance Victoria employees suspended over alleged payroll fraud
Ambulance Victoria says six employees have been suspended over reports of serious misconduct. The Herald Sun is reporting the employees have been accused of embezzling millions of dollars from the emergency service in a payroll scam.
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00:00AMBULANCE VICTORIA SAYS ANOTHER EMPLOYEE RAISED IT DIRECTLY WITH THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE EARLY
00:07LAST YEAR, AND THE MATTER WAS THEN IMMEDIATELY REFERRED TO THE STATE'S ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION.
00:13THEY SENT IT BACK TO AMBULANCE VICTORIA FOR A FULL INTERNAL INVESTIGATION, WHICH IS STILL
00:18UNDERWAY NOW.
00:19THE ABC UNDERSTANDS THOSE SIX EMPLOYEES WHO WERE SUSPENDED ARE FROM THE PAYROLL DEPARTMENT,
00:25and the allegations are around overtime that was never actually worked, as well as people
00:31not logging onto their work computers.
00:34Victoria's Shadow Health Minister, Georgie Crozier, has called the claims staggering,
00:39and she says if those allegations are proven, it's Victorian taxpayers who are being ripped
00:44off and frontline paramedics who are having to pay the price for it.
00:49Now we understand this situation is far from over, because when that investigation is complete,
00:54the matter could be referred to Victoria Police for criminal inquiries.