The fallout from a 25 Investigates undercover probe into apparent payroll abuse is widening inside the Massachusetts Department of Transportation.
A MassDOT spokesperson confirmed that a total of 12 employees—consisting of eight highway maintenance workers and four front-line supervisors—have now been placed on unpaid administrative leave pending formal disciplinary hearings. Additionally, a senior supervisor has been reassigned.
All 12 suspended employees face immediate termination and potential criminal prosecution for fraud and larceny if they are found to have inflated their paychecks…