According to a report on wgrz.com (http://on.wgrz.com/svbWnk), the city alleges the scam worked as such:
- Firefighter #1 would call in sick even though he was not. That would then create an overtime opportunity, at time and a half, for someone at his firehouse.
- Firefighter #2 would then accept the overtime, but rather than work the shift, he or she would then turn around and sell the shift to Firefighter #3.
- Firefighter #3 would then kick back money under the table to Firefighter #2.
The purported scheme was uncovered during an arbitration hearing at city hall.
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