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<p>HARRISBURG &#8212; A Hunlock Creek man was one of two former Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission employees charged by the state attorney general Wednesday for allegedly falsifying work hours and using state vehicles for personal use.</p><p>According to the Office of Attorney General, Stephen Michael Dombek, 51, of 297 Lakeside Drive, Hunlock Creek and Sharie Anne Sacco, of Lehigh County, were charged as a result of two separate investigations. Both were charged with two counts each of tampering with public records or information and tampering with records or identification and one count each of conflict of interest, theft by deception and theft.</p><p>&#8220;We especially will prosecute any public employee picking the pockets of the people,&#8221; Attorney General Kathleen Kane said in a press release.</p><p>Both Dombek and Sacco were construction managers for the turnpike commission and responsible for overseeing and inspecting construction projects on the turnpike&#8217;s Northeastern Extension.</p><p>Dombek had worked for the commission for eight years out of offices in Luzerne and Lehigh counties.</p><p>Sacco worked out of the Quakertown Maintenance Facility in Bucks County. She had worked for the turnpike commission for 32 years.</p><p>The criminal complaint alleges that Dombek received $2,196 by falsifying work hours on the time management system.</p><p>The turnpike commission&#8217;s Office of Special Investigations kept Dombek under surveillance for 17 days between February and March 2015. Investigators said he reported working later than he did.</p><p>Investigators similarly put Sacco under surveillance for 39 days between April and June 2015, and said she falsified hours worked for all 39 days. Sacco&#8217;s complaint alleges she received $5,918.</p><p>Both Dombek and Sacco are also accused of submitting meal payments and using turnpike commission vehicles for personal use while under surveillance.</p><p>Bail for both was set at $20,000 unsecured. Dombek is scheduled for a preliminary hearing on June 23 and a preliminary hearing for Sacco is scheduled for June 24.</p><style>
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Two former Turnpike Commission workers charged with falsifying work hours