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An audit report of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has revealed massive amounts of overtime and disrespect for the rules that may have led to underperforming deputies, according to the LA Times via a county report. Key findings in the report include:
The report also found that some employees on sick leave were found to be overpaid and a quarter of the 60 bonuses given lacked the proper paperwork.
Department authorities say new jails gave rise for new jobs to be filled and that certain situations like homicides and other unplanned events led to overtime. They do, however, agree rules need to be tightened, especially in a year they are seeing a shrinking budget.
