And finally… fingered
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More than three dozen workers are facing prosecution after convincing their colleagues to use fake fingertips to cover up their absences.
Some 38 workers are in trouble for skipping work and having colleagues clock in for them - using silicone fingertips to fool a biometric attendance system.
But the scam was discovered after images recorded by an accompanying camera aroused suspicion, Gulf News reports.
The prosecution is part of a broader crackdown in Kuwait on absenteeism in the public sector.
In 2011, a report found around half of public sector workers in Kuwait were failing to show up to work.
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