B-189072: Nov 27, 1979

Several questions were asked pertaining to a ruling in the decisions of the Comptroller General concerning Government payments to individuals who submit travel vouchers containing some fraudulently claimed or inflated expenses. While the ruling deals primarily with civilian personnel, it applies equally to military members and non-Government employees traveling under invitational travel orders. Th...

B-189072: Aug 11, 1978

A decision was requested regarding the proper procedures to be followed in handling an employee's claim which was suspected as being fraudulent. An employee may submit a claim to GAO even though it is considered fraudulent by the agency involved. Where part of a claim is believed to be based on fraud, only the separate items which are based on fraud may be denied. Generally, fraud would be found o...

B-189072: Aug 11, 1978

EMPLOYEE MAY SUBMIT CLAIM TO GAO EVEN THOUGH IT IS CONSIDERED FRAUDULENT BY HIS AGENCY. FRAUD - FALSE CLAIMS - FRAUDULENT ITEMS AS VITIATING ENTIRE VOUCHER WHERE EMPLOYEE SUBMITS VOUCHER FOR TRAVEL EXPENSES AND PART OF CLAIM IS BELIEVED TO BE BASED ON FRAUD. ONLY THE SEPARATE ITEMS WHICH ARE BASED ON FRAUD MAY BE DENIED. ONLY THE EXPENSES FOR THOSE DAYS FOR WHICH THE EMPLOYEE SUBMITS FRAUDULENT IN...

B-189072: Nov 27, 1979

HOLDING THAT WHERE A CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE SUBMITS A TRAVEL VOUCHER WHEREIN PART OF THE CLAIM IS BELIEVED TO BE FRAUDULENT. THAT ONLY THE EXPENSES FOR DAYS FOR WHICH FRAUDULENT INFORMATION WAS SUBMITTED SHOULD BE DENIED. IS APPLICABLE TO MILITARY MEMBERS AND NON-GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES TRAVELING PURSUANT TO INVITATIONAL TRAVEL ORDERS AS WELL. 57 COMP.GEN. 664. PER DIEM A FRAUDULENT CLAIM FOR LODGINGS TAI...