Dallas audit looks for ghost employees

Auditors are examining the Dallas school district's enormous payroll system. In addition to looking for ghosts employees, they will examine extra-duty pay and the hundreds of stipends offered to employees, usually for extra work such as coaching. The district recently acknowledged that this extra-duty pay system lacked sufficient oversight. Auditors already have heard enough speculation about ghost employees to convince them that an audit is necessary.

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