ROCKY HILL, Conn. (WFSB/Gray News) - Connecticut state police troopers may have falsified thousands of traffic tickets.
WFSB reports a recent audit found nearly 26,000 fake tickets.
According to an internal investigation, troopers falsified tickets for their own personal benefit as those who appear productive are often eligible for federally funded overtime.
Governor Ned Lamont said those who intentionally wrote bogus tickets should be let go, including management.
The audit also reportedly found that troopers not only falsified thousands of tickets but more than 32,000 were inaccurate.
Ken Barone with the Public Policy Institute at the University of Connecticut pushed for the audit.
Officials said it’s possible hundreds of state troopers were involved in falsifying tickets. »