Wednesday, December 5, 2007

4-year-old on the payroll as a heavy equipment operator


Massachusetts - A longshoreman admitted in Suffolk Superior Court yesterday that he put his 4-year-old son on the Massport payroll in 2004 as a heavy equipment operator and that he got unemployment benefits while being paid by the state to represent indigent clients in courthouses.
Brendan Lee, the 40-year-old son of a longshoreman and the father of Brendan V. Lee, hung his head and spoke in a monotone voice as he pleaded guilty to fraud and larceny charges before Suffolk Superior Court Judge Margaret Hinkle. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Bare Necessities