PITTSBURGH —

Councilmember Anthony Coghill, chair of public safety for Pittsburgh, expressed frustration over the firing of two EMS administrators due to fraudulent time cards, as the city faces financial difficulties.

"It's really just disheartening, you know, everybody that works for the city of Pittsburgh knows the financial situation that we're in and that we're going to be in over the next four or five years," Coghill said. "So, to find out that somebody is taking advantage of taxpayer dollars and actually not even working for the money earned is, you know, upsetting, and it will be addressed. And I believe it is being addressed by our public safety director in a proper manner." Advertisement

Coghill noted that while he was informed about the firing of an EMS district chief and a

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