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More Allegations of Misconduct for Citizens

Citizen's Property Corp has released a laundry list of internal complaints, in an attempt to help clear its name, after a series of scandals involving corporate misconduct. However, the document also shines an embarrassing light on the corporation's internal dirty laundry.

The Miami Herald reports that the more than 400 complaint-long document reads like manual on bad office behavior. Complaints include office sex affairs, corporate corruption, fraud, workplace pornography, discrimination and theft. In one case, a Citizens employee swiped his corporate credit card at a strip club.
Names of employees were not disclosed, and law enforcement authorities were alerted in cases of possible illegal or criminal activity. Citizens officials say that all the complaints were addressed and corrective actions taken.

The release of the list comes as Citizens is looking to reform itself after a series of scandals, involving corporate bad behavior damaged its reputation. Corporation officials have called the review an important piece in the company's on-going efforts to strengthen internal policies.

The document does provide ammunition to for Citizen's critics, who say the company needs to fix its own shop before pushing for higher rates for homeowners.