Leo D. Thiels - Request for Reimbursement of Attorney Fees

The Forest Service may not use appropriated funds to reimburse a federal employee for attorney's fees and other expenses incurred as a defendant in a criminal proceeding that was prosecuted by the Department of Justice. The reimbursement of attorney's fees is not predicated on the outcome of judicial proceedings and is not available where the fees incurred do not advance the interests of the United States.