Arizona paid a former government employee $95,000 to handle the state's unemployment crisis.

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He left the job while 37,000 residents still wait to be paid.

Tom Betlach, a former Arizona government official, was pulled out of retirement and paid close to $95,000 to run the Department of Economic Security and handle the influx of unemployment claims, AZCentral reported.

However, Betlach left his position after just 75 days and over 37,000 residents are waiting for their claims to be processed.

Betlach was brought in by Gov. Doug Ducey's office and was the highest-paid government employee with a $200 an hour pay rate. He began in his role on March 20 and left on June 3.

"At the time of Tom's hiring to lead the Department of Economic Security, Arizona was facing a never-before-seen economic and public health crisis," Patrick Ptak, a spokesperson for Ducey's office told Business Insider in a statement. "Starting in mid-March, weekly unemployment claims rose by the hundreds of thousands. This was an emergency of unprecedented proportions, and we needed an expert. He was, without a doubt, the right person for the job, and we remain incredibly grateful for his willingness to serve Arizonans."

https://www.yahoo.com/news/arizona-paid-former-government-employee-012501510.html

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1. Hmmm...nearly 100k for 2 1/2 months work. Nice work if you can get it.

I smell cronyism.

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2. Heck, I'll even move to that hot hell-hole state for that much $$$. Not that I could do the job

either, but that doesn't seem to bother repuglicons.