Federal authorities filed a civil complaint on New Year's Eve against a Philadelphia woman who formerly worked for the U.S. Navy, alleging she forged signatures of her supervisors to obtain more than $57,000 in overtime pay between 2003 and 2005.
Leona Lewis, 39, of Wanamaker Street near Malvern Avenue, was charged under the False Claims Act.
Authorities said Lewis was employed from 1990 to 2005 as a "management assistant responsible for payroll and timekeeping" at the Naval Sea Systems Command Warfare Center.
An investigation of Lewis was begun in August 2005 because she had been claiming excessive overtime payments, the complaint said.
The feds said Lewis forged signatures of six supervisors between 2003 and 2005 on approximately 73 time cards she submitted for overtime pay. None of the supervisors authorized the overtime pay for Lewis.
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By MICHAEL HINKELMAN
Philadelphia Daily News
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