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B-214744, MAY 1, 1984, OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL.

B-214744 May 01, 1984
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HOFFMAN: THIS IS IN REFERENCE TO YOUR REQUEST THAT KENNETH SLAUGHTER. SLAUGHTER WAS ACCOSTED AND ROBBED OF $1. 575.19 FOR WHICH HE WAS ACCOUNTABLE. PROPER AUTHORITIES WERE NOTIFIED BUT. THE CASE WAS CLOSED AS UNSOLVED. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT MR. SLAUGHTER WAS AT FAULT IN ANY WAY FOR THE LOSS. IN ORDER TO GRANT RELIEF GAO MUST CONCUR IN THE AGENCY HEAD'S DETERMINATION THAT THE LOSS OCCURRED WHILE THE ACCOUNTABLE OFFICER OR AGENT WAS ACTING IN DISCHARGE OF HIS/HER OFFICIAL DUTIES. SLAUGHTER WAS CARRYING OUT OFFICIAL DUTIES DURING HIS NORMAL DUTY HOURS AND THERE IS NO INDICATION OF NEGLIGENCE OR FAULT ON HIS PART.

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B-214744, MAY 1, 1984, OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL.

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MR. CONRAD R. HOFFMAN DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF BUDGET AND FINANCE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION:

DEAR MR. HOFFMAN:

THIS IS IN REFERENCE TO YOUR REQUEST THAT KENNETH SLAUGHTER, A CLASS B. CASHIER AT THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION REGIONAL OFFICE AND INSURANCE CENTER, PHILADELPHIA, PA., BE RELIEVED UNDER 31 U.S.C. SEC. 3527(A), OF LIABILITY FOR A LOSS BY THEFT OF $1,575.19 IN GOVERNMENT FUNDS.

THE RECORD SHOWS THAT ON OCTOBER 11, 1983, MR. SLAUGHTER WENT TO A LOCAL BANK IN ORDER TO CASH A TREASURY CHECK TO REPLENISH HIS FUNDS. AFTER COMPLETING THE TRANSACTION, MR. SLAUGHTER WAS ACCOSTED AND ROBBED OF $1,575.19 FOR WHICH HE WAS ACCOUNTABLE. PROPER AUTHORITIES WERE NOTIFIED BUT, AFTER AN INVESTIGATION, THE CASE WAS CLOSED AS UNSOLVED. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT MR. SLAUGHTER WAS AT FAULT IN ANY WAY FOR THE LOSS.

IN ORDER TO GRANT RELIEF GAO MUST CONCUR IN THE AGENCY HEAD'S DETERMINATION THAT THE LOSS OCCURRED WHILE THE ACCOUNTABLE OFFICER OR AGENT WAS ACTING IN DISCHARGE OF HIS/HER OFFICIAL DUTIES, AND THAT THE LOSS OCCURRED WITHOUT FAULT ON THE PART OF THE OFFICER OR AGENT. U.S.C. SEC. 3527(A). IN THIS CASE, MR. SLAUGHTER WAS CARRYING OUT OFFICIAL DUTIES DURING HIS NORMAL DUTY HOURS AND THERE IS NO INDICATION OF NEGLIGENCE OR FAULT ON HIS PART.

ACCORDINGLY, WE GRANT RELIEF TO CASHIER SLAUGHTER IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,575.19.

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