Anthony Armatys of Palatine, Ill. pleaded guilty Monday in New Jersey Superior Court to one count of theft. He admitted keeping more than $470,000 in paychecks from telecommunications company Avaya, where he never worked.
Armatys accepted a job with Avaya in September 2002, and changed his mind about working there. The Avaya payroll computer kept him on the list, and kept sending money to be deposited into his bank account until February 2007, when Avaya auditors finally noticed the mistake.
Prosecutors recommended a six-year prison term and restitution. Sentencing is scheduled for Jan. 8.
There is no word on how many other phantoms have been paid -- or are still being paid -- by Avaya. (info from The Associated Press)
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This doesn't surprise me. When my husband worked there, I could count on about 1/2 of his paychecks for the year to be messed up. And, of course, HE always had to point out the errors....I'm still not convinced they don't owe him money, but not much we can do since he no longer works there. It made for nice paychecks for the months they played "catch up," but not so nice in the months they screwed up. If I wasn't so anal about keeping money squirreled away "just in case," we'd have been in SERIOUS financial trouble!
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