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DA: Mount Vernon cop faked overtime

A Mount Vernon police officer lied about working overtime to pad his paycheck, the Westchester County district attorney's office said.

Joseph Russo, 47, was suspended from his job and arrested Wednesday, almost five months after he allegedly submitted falsified overtime reports, prosecutors said.

Russo claimed he worked two hours of overtime on Sept. 17 and Sept. 18, 2012, submitting...

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