Request for Relief for the Loss of $650 in Government Funds

A request for relief is denied for a cashier who lost $650 from an account of imprest funds that were to be disbursed to Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) personnel requiring travel advances. Because of her workload, the cashier stated she did not have time to read the manual of instructions for cashier operation. Since the cashier failed to record the amounts of money she advanced, it seems clear that she did not treat the money entrusted to her with the required degree of care. The request for relief describes a failure to conduct audits and a general lack of supervision on the part of FNS officials as reasons for the loss of money, but the cashier may not overcome her negligence or carelessness by pointing to insufficient supervision or failure on the part of supervisors to conduct audits.