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B-204041 1 (1981-11-03)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabjau0001 and id is 1 raw text is: COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON D.C. 20548 /,f7 November 3, 1981 B-204041 The Honorable Norman E. D'Amours House of Representatives Dear Mr. D'Amours: This is in response to your inquiry, dated July 7, 1981, concerning our Claims Group's disallowance of the transportation expenses 'bf Internal Revenue Service Special Agent Raul de Armas, who traveled to Madrid, Spain, by a foreign air carrier to obtain evidence for a tax evasion case. In the May 12, 1981 edition of the Wall Street Journal, the General Accounting Office's denial of Mr. de Armas' claim for transportation expenses was reported in an article which is critical of our application of the Federal Travel Regulations in this case. After having carefully considered Mr. de Armas' claim and the circumstances pertaining to his travel arrangements, we must sustain our Claims Group's denial of reimbursement. The Wall Street Journal article implies that Mr. de Armas' assignment required that he leave for Spain immediately and return as soon as possible. The article further implies that since the U.S. carriers which provided service to Madrid were routed through New York, travel by such carrier would have required more time and, thus, impeded the accomplishment of the employee's mission, whereas he could travel directly from his duty station at Miami to Madrid by way of the foreign carrier. The Journal also states that the round-trip fare of the foreign carrier was about $1,000 less than that of the other airlines providing the necessary service. However, according to the record of Mr. de Armas' claim, the Journal account does not correctly represent the facts

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