B-86001 (T), I-17000-2534, JAN. 31, 1958
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TO THE SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE: REFERENCE IS MADE TO A LETTER DATED OCTOBER 2. THE PAYMENTS MADE DURING THE INVOLVED PERIOD WERE QUESTIONED IN A REPORT OF OUR INVESTIGATORS TRANSMITTED TO YOU WITH OUR LETTER OF SEPTEMBER 2. THE MOTHER'S INCOME FROM ALL SOURCES OTHER THAN THE OFFICER'S CONTRIBUTION WAS MORE THAN ONE-HALF OF HER AVERAGE MONTHLY LIVING EXPENSES AND THAT. THE OFFICER'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SUPPORT OF HIS MOTHER WERE LESS THAN ONE-HALF OF HER AVERAGE MONTHLY LIVING EXPENSES. WE WERE ADVISED THAT COLLECTION ACTION AGAINST THE OFFICER HAD BEEN INITIATED EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1. THERE IS NO BASIS FOR CONCLUDING THAT HIS MOTHER WAS IN FACT DEPENDENT UPON HIM FOR CHIEF SUPPORT DURING THE PERIOD JULY 29.
B-86001 (T), I-17000-2534, JAN. 31, 1958
TO THE SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE:
REFERENCE IS MADE TO A LETTER DATED OCTOBER 2, 1957, WITH ENCLOSURES, FROM THE CHIEF, ADJUDICATIONS BRANCH, SETTLEMENTS DIVISION, HEADQUARTERS,AIR FORCE FINANCE CENTER, DENVER, COLORADO, CONCERNING PAYMENTS OF INCREASED RENTAL AND SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCES MADE TO CAPTAIN (NOW MAJOR) ROBERT J. THOMAS, USAF, AO 68 7091, AS FOR AN OFFICER WITH A DEPENDENT MOTHER DURING THE PERIOD JULY 29, 1943, THROUGH FEBRUARY 28, 1949.
THE PAYMENTS MADE DURING THE INVOLVED PERIOD WERE QUESTIONED IN A REPORT OF OUR INVESTIGATORS TRANSMITTED TO YOU WITH OUR LETTER OF SEPTEMBER 2, 1954, I-17000-2534. OUR INVESTIGATION, INCLUDING A PERSONAL INTERVIEW WITH THE OFFICER'S MOTHER, DISCLOSED THAT DURING THE PERIOD JULY 29, 1943, TO MARCH 4, 1949, THE MOTHER'S INCOME FROM ALL SOURCES OTHER THAN THE OFFICER'S CONTRIBUTION WAS MORE THAN ONE-HALF OF HER AVERAGE MONTHLY LIVING EXPENSES AND THAT, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE PERIOD FROM AUGUST 1, 1947, TO JANUARY 31, 1949, THE OFFICER'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SUPPORT OF HIS MOTHER WERE LESS THAN ONE-HALF OF HER AVERAGE MONTHLY LIVING EXPENSES.
BY LETTER DATED AUGUST 17, 1956, FROM COLONEL HARRY D. COOK, USAF, EXECUTIVE HEADQUARTERS, AIR FORCE FINANCE CENTER, DENVER, COLORADO, WE WERE ADVISED THAT COLLECTION ACTION AGAINST THE OFFICER HAD BEEN INITIATED EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1, 1956, AT THE RATE OF $100 A MONTH. ACCORDING TO 1ST INDORSEMENT DATED SEPTEMBER 30, 1957, FROM CAPTAIN J. D. LAIRD, USAF, DISBURSING OFFICER, KESSLER AIR FORCE BASE, MISSISSIPPI, TO THE CHIEF, SETTLEMENTS DIVISION, AIR FORCE FINANCE CENTER, DENVER, COLORADO, ENCLOSED WITH THE LETTER OF OCTOBER 2, 1957, THE INDEBTEDNESS AMOUNTING TO $6,259.40 HAD BEEN REDUCED TO $4,959.40, AS OF SEPTEMBER 1, 1957, BY THE COLLECTION OF $1,300 FROM THE OFFICER AT THE RATE OF $100 A MONTH SINCE AUGUST 1, 1956.
IN AN UNDATED LETTER FROM THE OFFICER TO THE MILITARY PAY DIVISION, AIR FORCE FINANCE CENTER, DENVER, COLORADO, ALSO ENCLOSED WITH THE LETTER OF OCTOBER 2, 1957, THE OFFICER SAYS THAT DURING THE PERIOD INVOLVED HE CONTRIBUTED MORE THAN ONE-HALF OF HIS MOTHER'S LIVING EXPENSES. HE URGES, THEREFORE, THAT NO FURTHER AMOUNT BE COLLECTED FROM HIM AND THAT HE BE REIMBURSED FOR THE AMOUNT ALREADY COLLECTED.
EVEN IF THE OFFICER'S STATEMENT THAT HE CONTRIBUTED MORE THAN ONE HALF OF HIS MOTHER'S LIVING EXPENSES BE ACCEPTED AS TRUE, NEVERTHELESS, THERE IS NO BASIS FOR CONCLUDING THAT HIS MOTHER WAS IN FACT DEPENDENT UPON HIM FOR CHIEF SUPPORT DURING THE PERIOD JULY 29, 1943, THROUGH FEBRUARY 28, 1949, SINCE HER INCOME FROM SOURCES OTHER THAN THE OFFICER'S CONTRIBUTION WAS MORE THAN ONE-HALF OF HER AVERAGE MONTHLY LIVING EXPENSES. ACCORDINGLY, IT IS REQUESTED THAT THE COLLECTION ACTION PREVIOUSLY TAKEN BY YOUR DEPARTMENT BE CONTINUED UNTIL THE FULL AMOUNT OF THE IMPROPER PAYMENTS ARE RECOVERED.