New Jersey City Pays Dead Man $130,000 a Year

FoxNews.com ^ | 02/02/2007

[devane617]

CAMDEN, N.J. — Talk about lying down on the job! A recent audit of cash-strapped Camden, N.J. school district's finances found it was paying an employee $130,000 annually — and he's been dead for more than three decades. City officials were shocked by the discovery. The independent audit of Camden schools found fiscal mismanagement and lax controls for payroll, purchasing, and accounts payable, reported WPVI-TV in Philadelphia. Camden has been plagued with scandal and is known as the nation's poorest city.

[Mygirlsmom]

Common sense would have told a person that. $130K would have been one heck of a salary in the 70's- even by education's standards.

[SampleMan]

Sue your employer or quit.

[Coleus]

this happens everywhere in NJ. they even come out to vote.

[WestVirginiaRebel]

On the plus side, he was probably a very punctual voter...