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Disabling the System
The WJAR investigation team looks at how firefighters and police are collecting disability pensions while holding an outside job, some collecting three pensions for one injury. Through undercover video, confrontational interviews, state pension records, the I-Team shows millions of people where their tax dollars are going.
Tags: TAPE TRANSCRIPT fraud city employees municipal workers hidden camera
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Retirement Pays Off In A Big Way For Some In Illinois
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch found severe problems within the Illinois pension system, including that some checks go to prisons and that the state's double-dippers get their pensions and their pay. Additionally, they found that an Illinois legislator and a state worker who each retire with a $40,000 annual salary and 20 years on the job get widely disparate pensions.
Tags: CAR local government officials state employees workers