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Plumber who’s one of NYC’s highest-paid employees under investigation over $500K paycheck

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A NYCHA plumber who’s one of New York City’s highest-paid employees is in hot water after claiming he worked nearly 2,600 hours of overtime.

Plumbing superviser Jakub Markowski, 41, is under investigation. Instagram/Jakub Markowski Elizabeth Markowiski, Jakub’s wife, speaks to The Post. Dennis A. Clark for NY Post Plumbing supervisor Jakub Markowski, 41, faces an investigation by the city more than a year after The Post exposed him as New York City government’s biggest overtime hog, clogging his bank account with a staggering $332,000 in extra pay during the 2025 fiscal year.

The city Department of Buildings said it opened a complaint into Markowski — who drew a whopping $465,000 paycheck from the city — after receiving a complaint into his “business practices.”

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