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California auditors uncovered state employees submitting false expense reports, sleeping on the job, getting paid for unperformed work and living rent-free on state property, according to a report released Tuesday. In the state's latest semi-annual report on whistle-blower complaints, the Bureau of State Audits pinpointed at least eight cases of employee or agency misconduct between July and December of last year, costing the state $250,000 or more. The bureau has seen a sharp increase in complaints since 2002, when a law took effect requiring state agencies to notify employees about California's whistle-blower hotline. "It's very helpful because there have been...

http://www.ctnow.com/news/local/columnists/hc-amycol0312.artmar12.column?coll=hc%2Dcolumnists%2Dnews Faiths Share Misdeeds By Clergy Amy Pagnozzi March 12 2002 Despite widespread revelations about Roman Catholic priests engaging in sexual misconduct, they are no more likely than other clergy to violate the trust of their congregations, according to a new survey. Based on a representative sampling of churches throughout the country, organizational sociologists Nancy Ammerman and Terry Schmitt found such incidents occur in one out of three congregations. Moreover, the Roman Catholic church's history of hushing up such scandals appears to be the norm, regardless of denomination. quot;Was it handled differently by Baptists, Lutherans, Presbyterians, Congregationalists, Methodists? No,quot;...