Former Bucks Co. Deputy DA Pays Back $8K After DoorDash Scandal

BUCKS COUNTY, PA — The former Bucks County first assistant district attorney who was demoted and ultimately resigned after it was discovered he was serving as a DoorDash delivery driver during work hours has paid the county back more than $8,400 he received from payroll while doing the side gig, Bucks County Controller Neale Dougherty said.

Gregg Shore was demoted in March after officials determined he was working the side gig while on the county payroll. At that time, officials said Shore used accrued vacation time to repay the county the money he earned working that extra job while on duty. Shore resigned from his county employment in April.

Dougherty launched an investigation into the matter, noting that the District Attorney's office computation of Shore's hours was incorrect and that using accrued vacation time to repay the money was "not proper."

The controller issued a subpoena to DoorDash to obtain records related to Shore's activity.

Dougherty's analysis determined that between April 2020 and March 2021, Shore made more than 300 DoorDash deliveries while working his county position. Dougherty calculated the salary paid to Shore during those deliveries as $8,432.

Shore submitted a check for the full payment to the county on April 30, Dougherty confirmed.

Shore's salary with the district attorney's office was just over $125,000 in 2019, according to public records.