HOCHUL POLICE PROBED

State Police investigators are probing whether troopers in Gov. Hochul’s security detail have been cheating taxpayers by claiming they’re on the clock when they’re actually blowing off their shifts, The Post has learned.

The probe is focused on members of the governor’s detail stationed in New York City — and those troopers under scrutiny have already been removed from their posts and could face disciplinary action if the allegations are confirmed, officials and lawenforcement sources told The Post on Monday.

Rotating group

The governor’s detail includes a rotating group of more than 40 troopers and supervisors, the sources said.

The New York State Troopers’ Internal Affairs Bureau is probing claims that at least some of them had their records falsified so that they could still get paid even when they weren’t working, the sources said.

Some of the troopers are specifically accused of having colleagues sign them in on time sheets and then simply not showing up for their shifts, the sources said.

IAB investigators grilled several troopers in Hochul’s detail last week about the allegations, with more officers expected to be questioned later this week, according to the sources.

The probers also are reviewing everyone’s time sheets, they said.

In a statement Monday, State Police spokesman William Duffy confirmed that the agency “has launched an administrative investigation into time and attendance issues involving members of the Protective Services Unit.

“Integrity is one of our core values and we thoroughly investigate any claims of wrongdoing,” Duffy said. “If our investigation determines that our policies were violated, the state police will take appropriate disciplinary action.”

Three details

Hochul, who was elected last year after taking office in 2021 to replace former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, is assigned three different security details to protect her: in Albany, New York City and when she is at her home in Buffalo.

The sources said each of the Albany and New York City details consists of four troopers and one supervisor when they’re on duty, with the details drawn from the larger group.

Members of the same rotating group guard Hochul when she’s at home in Buffalo, although it is unclear how many personnel that involves. The State Police said it does not confirm details of security deployments or how many troopers are assigned to each location for safety reasons.

The allegations of timeclock cheating surfaced earlier this month, the sources said.

Officials in the governor’s office did not respond to requests seeking comment.

Additional reporting by Zach Williams