Probe finds city paying ‘phantom’ staff, front companies

Hamilton Green

City Hall has been asked to respond to the findings of a recent probe that suggest major fraud in its operations, including “phantom” workers on the payroll, payments to front companies and abuse of its assets.

The probe is part of the work of a committee set up to assess progress by the city—revealed to be none on Thursday—in implementing key reforms that came out of the Keith Burrowes Inquiry into the municipality’s operations.

In response to the findings, Georgetown Mayor Hamilton Green yesterday said that