# A Payroll Employee Allegedly Hid $8.2 Million in Fake Worker Profiles, Not a Software Glitch

- Source: Inc.com
- Published: 2026-10-23T17:15:25+00:00
- Category: Tech
- Original: https://www.inc.com/sadiya-kherani/a-payroll-employee-allegedly-hid-8-2-million-in-fake-worker-profiles-not-a-software-glitch/91424304
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/a-payroll-employee-allegedly-hid-8-2-million-in-fake-worker-profiles-n-b91658/

A court filing alleges the employee used fake worker profiles to divert more than $8.2 million over eight years before a $260,000 discrepancy raised alarms.

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