PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. — Two Putnam County deputies have been fired for allegedly falsifying timecards, acts the sheriff's office said cost them over $9,000.

The Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced Thursday that they have fired Lt. Michael Wells and Detective Elias Rivera after conducting a timecard audit.

In August, PCSO said a supervisor noticed a discrepancy in Wells' timecard when he reported working his normal shift hours on Aug. 4 and 5 despite working as a law enforcement academy instructor on the same days.

PCSO said they allow 40 hours of leave time for instructors, and Wells did not use that leave or any annual leave. In response, PCSO said they started a criminal investigation into Wells for possibly "double-dipping," or committing theft and fraud.

On Aug. 22, PCSO said We

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