Brazilian doctor used 'fake fingers' made of silicon to sign in absent colleagues in 'ghost worker' scam

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2292756/Brazilian-doctor-used-fake-fingers-silicon-sign-absent-colleagues-ghost-worker-scam.html

By BECKY EVANS
Daily Mail Online
13 March 2013

A Brazilian hospital doctor used 'fake fingers' made of silicon to record the 
attendance of fellow medics when they were not at work.

Officers seized six 'fingers' from doctor Thauane Nunes Ferreira, 29, when they 
arrested her on Sunday following a tip-off.

The ensuing scandal has led to investigations in Ferraz de Vasconcelos, near 
Sao Paulo, into the number of 'ghost workers' in the town.

The mayor Acir Fillo said as many as 300 civil servants claimed their salary 
without going to work, according to Brazilian website G1.

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