Ambulance Victoria has suspended six employees over reports of serious misconduct. The Herald Sun newspaper is reporting the employees have been accused of embezzling millions of dollars from the emergency service in a payroll scam.
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00:00AMBULANCE VICTORIA SAYS ANOTHER EMPLOYEE RAISED THE ALLEGATIONS DIRECTLY WITH THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE
00:07EARLY LAST YEAR.
00:08THEY WERE THEN IMMEDIATELY REFERRED TO THE STATE'S ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION, PRESENTED
00:13BACK TO AMBULANCE VICTORIA FOR A FULL INTERNAL INVESTIGATION, WHICH IS STILL UNDERWAY NOW.
00:19THE ABC UNDERSTANDS THOSE SIX SUSPENDED EMPLOYEES ARE FROM THE PAYROLL DEPARTMENT, AND THE ALLEGED
00:25FRAUD REVOLVES AROUND OVERTIME THAT WAS NEVER ACTUALLY WORKED.
00:29VICTORIA'S SHADOW HEALTH MINISTER HAS TOLD THE ABC THE CLAIMS ARE STAGGERING, AND THAT
00:34IF THE ALLEGATIONS ARE TRUE, IT'S VICTORIAN TAXPAYERS WHO ARE BEING RIPPED OFF, AS WELL
00:39AS FRONTLINE PARAMEDICS WHO ARE HAVING TO PAY THE PRICE.
00:43THIS STILL HAS A LONG WAY TO PLAY OUT.
00:45WE UNDERSTAND IF THE INVESTIGATION FINISHES AND HAS SOME FINDINGS, IT WILL THEN BE REFERRED
00:51TO VICTORIAN POLICE FOR A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION.