A Buffalo fire department clerk was reportedly paid more than half a million dollars despite not working. Jill Repman collected checks for 7.5 years while on administrative leave after being accused of tampering with payroll, Investigative Post reports. She was working another job while she remained on the city's payroll, per Investigative Post. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe City of Buffalo has paid Repman $572,067 since 2016, the Investigative Post reported, citing state payroll records compiled by government watchdog The Empire Center. The matter of so-called "fake work," referring to employees being paid to do little or no work, has also made headlines this year, primarily in the tech sector.

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Persons: Jill Repman, Jill Parisi, Repman, Jill, —, Keith Rabois, Thomas Siebel, Rabois, Britney Levy Organizations: Service, Security, Empire Center . Buffalo City Hall Locations: Buffalo, Wall, Silicon, Buffalo's City, New York