A side hustle turned nightmare for one of the county’s now-former top prosecutors is costing him even more.
Gregg Shore, who was until recently the top non-elected official in the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office, was caught earlier this year delivering for DoorDash while on county time. He reimbursed the taxpayer-funded Bucks County District Attorney’s Office for his side job by using 97 hours of accrued vacation time.
On Monday, Bucks County Controller Neale Dougherty, who oversees the county row office that acts as the financial watchdog for county government, said Shore owed taxpayers more funds.
“The investigation by the controller’s office determined that the methodology used by the district attorney’s office to compute the previously reported 97 hours of Mr. Shore’s time was flawed,” Dougherty said in a statement.
The controller’s office issued a subpoena to DoorDash for records related to Shore’s employment and discovered he worked 137.42 hours for the food delivery platform between April 2020 and March. It was determined that Shore had made “more than 300 DoorDash deliveries while recorded as present and working for the county district attorney’s office,” Dougherty said.
Shore was determined to have owed the county $8,432 more, the controller said, adding Shore sent a personal check for the money to the county last Friday.
“My conclusion was that Mr. Shore was double-dipping while on the county payroll,” Dougherty said.
When KYW Newsradio broke news of Shore’s side gig, District Attorney Matt Weintraub said Shore “demonstrated very poor judgment” in taking on the DoorDash deliveries while on county time, but also noted Shore “should be judged for more than just his mistakes.”
Shore was demoted by Weintraub from his key post as first assistant district attorney that paid nearly $130,000 per year to a role that would have paid $107,000 per year. LevittownNow.com broke the news that Shore was resigning last month.
Stories of Shore’s DoorDash work made headlines outside of Bucks County. The story has made the New York Times, Washington Post, and numerous online, TV, and radio outlets. It has also become the butt of jokes among legal, law enforcement, and county government officials.
“I worked a second job delivering food during the pandemic, mostly on nights and weekends, but I sometimes made the incredibly poor decision to do so during the workday. By doing so, I betrayed my colleagues, my boss, and the citizens of Bucks County,” Shore said in a statement following the scandal becoming public.
With the check received, Dougherty said that he now considers the matter resolved for the county.
“The citizens of Bucks County have a right to demand a full day’s work for a full day’s pay from all county employees, managers, division leaders and department heads in both county administration and the court system,” Dougherty said.
The controller’s office operates a fraud, waste, and abuse hot line for those looking to report suspected theft or misuse of county government property or funds. The hot line is 267-884-5922.
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