ATLANTA -- More than 40 employees have been fired from the Georgia Department of Transportation for a wide array of misconduct including incidents of assault, drugs pornography and nudity, since the new DOT Commissioner took charge.

Through an open records request WSB-TV Channel 2 obtained documents from the DOT that in some cases read like a police report.

"I had just received a plethora of employee issues that just were absolutely unacceptable," said DOT commissioner Gena Abraham.

When the new DOT commissioner came under fire for admitting to a romantic relationship with the DOT board chairman some called her a hypocrite for releasing a memo holding her employees to the highest moral and ethical standards.

But documents obtained by WSB-TV Channel 2 may justify the need for the memo.

"We had a lot of theft in the department," said Abraham.

But that's not all.

WSB-TV Channel 2 reporter Lori Geary went through the data incident by incident and found that since December of 2007 when Abraham took office, she's fired 43 employees, suspended seven and reduced the salaries of 15 others.

"I was tired of catching people stealing gas," explained Abraham.

According to the records at least three employees were caught stealing gas and using taxpayer money by filling up personal vehicles.

Another employee stole almost $4,000 in cash.

Three were fired for sending pornographic e-mails inside and outside the department.

There were seven incidents of workplace violence, including an employee who pulled out a machete and threatened a colleague.

Another DOT employee brought a gun to work.

Three employees were arrested for DUI in their state vehicles; one of them also had marijuana in the car.

Another employee was fired for mooning his fellow employees; another for smearing ketchup on a co-worker with food allergies.

Eight others were fired on the spot for positive drug tests.