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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Which company is better to work for - Cisco or
Avaya? Well, apparently, Avaya....because there you can get paid without
actually having to work. Well, for at least five years anyways.</FONT></DIV>
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for mugshot. looks a little (just a little) like John Tiso (sorry John).... is
John on this list?)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>Cops: Palatine man took almost $500,000 in pay for job he never
had</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV>For five years, a New Jersey company has been depositing thousands of
dollars in paychecks to a Palatine man's bank account.</DIV>
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<P class=News>During that time, 34-year-old Anthony Armatys collected about
$470,000, police say.</P>
<P class=News>The catch? Armatys never worked for Avaya, a communications
company based in Basking Ridge, N.J.</P>
<P class=News>Around 7 a.m. Wednesday, Armatys was arrested at his home on
Flake Drive and charged with one count of theft by deception for knowingly
accepting paychecks for a job he never had.</P>
<P class=News>Authorities said the deception dates back to 2002, when Armatys
was offered a position with Avaya, which he accepted. But he backed out before
actually starting the job, said Wayne Forrest, the Somerset County prosecutor
in New Jersey.</P>
<P class=News>Wednesday's arrest came after an 11-month investigation by New
Jersey detectives.</P>
<P class=News>It started when Avaya auditors discovered the payroll checks
being deposited into Armatys' account as part of a system error.</P>
<P class=News>New Jersey authorities said their probe also found that Armatys
had withdrawn about $2,000 from an employee retirement savings account to
which Avaya had contributed.</P>
<P class=News>Authorities said Armatys claimed to be an Avaya employee when he
called Fidelity Investments, which administered the fund, to set up the
transfer of the money into his personal account.</P>
<P class=News>"I've been in this business now over 30 years and I don't recall
a case with facts like this," said Forrest. "This is highly unusual."</P>
<P class=News>Bail was set at $50,000 and Armatys is awaiting extradition to
New Jersey.</P>
<P class=News>Palatine police would not discuss the case.</P>
<P class=News>A woman who answered the phone at a number listed for Tony
Armatys at the Flake Drive address said the family had "no comment at
all."</P><!--<div>
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