A Pennsylvania prosecutor has resigned after admitting to working a side gig as a delivery driver while on the job.
The now-former First Assistant District Attorney for Bucks County Gregg Shore resigned Tuesday after he admitted in March to working for DoorDash, according to ABC 6. The Bucks County District Attorney’s Office confirmed to the Daily Caller that Shore was no longer at the District Attorney’s office.
Shore delivered food for DoorDash during regular business hours, according to the report.
“Due to personal circumstances, I worked a second job delivering food during the COVID pandemic,” Shore said, according to the report. Shore reportedly worked roughly three hours each week for the delivery service since March of 2020.
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“I primarily worked a job at night and on weekends,” Shore said, according to ABC 6. “However, I made the incredibly poor decision to deliver during the workday at times. In doing so, I realized that I betrayed my boss, colleagues and most importantly the citizens of Bucks County.”
Shore made $125,000 yearly in his district attorney role, according to the Bucks County Courier Times. (RELATED: WATCH: Doordash Driver Unhappy With Her Tip Confronts Customer)
District Attorney Matt Weintraub said Shore used his accused vacation time to repay the county the money he earned working the Door Dash job, according to ABC 6. Shore was first demoted, according to Bucks County Courier Times, but has since resigned. His resignation goes into effect Wednesday, according to ABC 6.
“What he has done is indefensible, thoughtless, selfish and so stupid. It’s senseless,” Weintraub said during a March briefing.
Weintraub said Shore’s actions “demonstrated a lack of leadership,” according to NBC 10 Philadelphia.
“He also violated the trust that I, and other members of the District Attorney’s Office, and the people of Bucks County place in each of us. I have a duty to hold those who violate that trust accountable. No exceptions,” he reportedly said.
Weintraub said it would have been easier to simply fire Shore, but ultimately decided to demote Shore in light of his time in public service.