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B-223134,B-223139 1 (1986-06-02)

handle is hein.gao/gaobacvvf0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL B-223134, B-223139 June 2, 1986 Mr. Clyde E. Jeffcoat Principal Deputy Commander U.S. Army Finance and Accounting Center Department of the Army Indianapolis, Indiana 46249 Dear Mr. Jeffcoat: This responas to two separate requests that we relieve two Army Finance and Accounting Officers and one Officer's deputy under 31 U.S.C. 5 3527(c) from liability for improper payments made from their accounts. We have consolidated these requests because they each involve a substantially identical fact situation. As discussed below, your submissions provide the necessary elements for relief, and we grant relief in each case. In both cases, a Treasury check was issued to an Army member or civilian employee. Shortly thereafter, in each case, the payee represented to Army disbursing officials that the check had not been receivea. A stop payment order was then placed on each check and a replacement check was issued to the payee. In each instance, both the original check and the sub- stitute check were successfully negotiated by the payee and paid by the Treasury. it appears that the request for stop payment and the issuance of a substitute check in these cases were within the bounds of due care as established by Army Regulations. See AR 37-103, paras. 4-161, 4-162 and 4-164. There was no indica- tion of bad faith on the parts of the aisbursing officers and it appears that adequate collection efforts are now being made. Accordingly, we grant relief in the following cases. Amount of GAO # Accountable Officer Dup. Payee Loss B-223134 MAJ W.V. Anderson Mr. Gary Q. Ponds $113.24 CPT Anthony A. Maggio (Deputy) B-223139 COL L.A. Emerson Ms. E.A. Medwedeff $361.67 _t

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