B-86001 (T), I-17000-1616, JUL. 7, 1955
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TO THE HONORABLE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY: REFERENCE IS MADE TO LETTER DATED JANUARY 24. WHICH PAYMENTS WERE QUESTIONED IN A REPORT OF INVESTIGATION TRANSMITTED TO YOU WITH OUR LETTER OF MAY 12. THE OFFICER'S TESTIMONY AND STATEMENT ARE TO THE EFFECT THAT HIS MOTHER'S LIVING EXPENSES AND HIS CONTRIBUTIONS WERE UNDERESTIMATED AS THE TIME OF OUR INVESTIGATION. IT APPEARS THAT DURING THE PERIOD THE QUESTIONED PAYMENTS WERE MADE THE OFFICER CONTRIBUTED AN AVERAGE OF APPROXIMATELY $135 A MONTH TO THE SUPPORT OF HIS MOTHER AND THAT HER AVERAGE MONTHLY LIVING EXPENSES WERE ABOUT $272. THE MOTHER'S AVERAGE MONTHLY INCOME WAS MORE THAN ONE-HALF OF HER AVERAGE MONTHLY LIVING EXPENSES. THE CONCLUSION IS REQUIRED THAT THE RECORD AS NOW SUPPLEMENTED DOES NOT WARRANT CHANGING OUR DETERMINATION THAT THE MOTHER WAS NOT IN FACT DEPENDENT ON THE OFFICER FOR CHIEF SUPPORT DURING THAT PERIOD.
B-86001 (T), I-17000-1616, JUL. 7, 1955
TO THE HONORABLE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY:
REFERENCE IS MADE TO LETTER DATED JANUARY 24, 1955, WITH ENCLOSURES, FROM THE CHIEF OF FINANCE, CONCERNING PAYMENTS OF INCREASED RENTAL AND SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCES, SAVED TOTAL COMPENSATION, AND AN INCREASED BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR QUARTERS MADE TO CAPTAIN WAYNE W. THOMPSON, 0958665, CAC, AUS, AS AN OFFICER WITH A DEPENDENT MOTHER DURING THE PERIOD FEBRUARY 1, 1949, TO AUGUST 6, 1952, WHICH PAYMENTS WERE QUESTIONED IN A REPORT OF INVESTIGATION TRANSMITTED TO YOU WITH OUR LETTER OF MAY 12, 1954. THE CHIEF OF FINANCE REQUESTED RECONSIDERATION OF THE MATTER IN VIEW OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN A LATER REPORT OF INVESTIGATION MADE BY THE INSPECTOR GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT, INCLUDING TRANSCRIPTS OF THE OFFICER'S TESTIMONY TAKEN ON AUGUST 9, 12, 16, AND 19, 1954, AND HIS EXPLANATORY STATEMENT OF AUGUST 19, 1954.
THE OFFICER'S TESTIMONY AND STATEMENT ARE TO THE EFFECT THAT HIS MOTHER'S LIVING EXPENSES AND HIS CONTRIBUTIONS WERE UNDERESTIMATED AS THE TIME OF OUR INVESTIGATION. SUMMARIZING THE FACTS AS NOW DISCLOSED AND GIVING THE OFFICER THE BENEFIT OF HIS PLATES CONTENTIONS, IT APPEARS THAT DURING THE PERIOD THE QUESTIONED PAYMENTS WERE MADE THE OFFICER CONTRIBUTED AN AVERAGE OF APPROXIMATELY $135 A MONTH TO THE SUPPORT OF HIS MOTHER AND THAT HER AVERAGE MONTHLY LIVING EXPENSES WERE ABOUT $272. IT ALSO APPEARS THAT HER INCOME FROM OTHER SOURCES AVERAGED ABOUT $150 A MONTH.
SINCE FOR THE PERIOD FEBRUARY 1, 1949, TO JULY 31, 1950, THE MOTHER'S AVERAGE MONTHLY INCOME WAS MORE THAN ONE-HALF OF HER AVERAGE MONTHLY LIVING EXPENSES, THE CONCLUSION IS REQUIRED THAT THE RECORD AS NOW SUPPLEMENTED DOES NOT WARRANT CHANGING OUR DETERMINATION THAT THE MOTHER WAS NOT IN FACT DEPENDENT ON THE OFFICER FOR CHIEF SUPPORT DURING THAT PERIOD. ACCORDINGLY, FURTHER CONSIDERATION BY THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY WITH A VIEW TO RECOVERY OF THE IMPROPER PAYMENTS MADE TO CAPTAIN THOMPSON ON ACCOUNT OF HIS MOTHER THROUGH JULY 31, 1950, AND INFORMATION AS TO THE AMOUNT COLLECTED, WILL BE APPRECIATED.
IN VIEW OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE DEPENDENTS ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1950, 64 STAT. 794, NO DETERMINATION IS MADE HEREIN CONCERNING THE PAYMENTS MADE TO THE OFFICER AFTER JULY 31, 1950. SEE 30 COMP. GEN. 282.