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B-191440 1 (1979-05-25)

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UNjITD STATES GENVI1E, ACCOuNTING OFFICE
        WASHINGTON, 1)Mc, ZO1v


Vo;II.C or GENERAL COUNtip


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         MAY 2 519/9


r, Willilam E, Foley, Director
Admi strative Offief
Wlasingtonp D.Cf. 20544

Dear 11r, Foley;


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    bas e.onadditlonal information ichjj  the Clkf the Cor pv        aea at
    r. requst, that, for the reiso-lf set-forthereo  , thew  rt Prov relef
    While we. still, bl lievthere Was   gligXR ye..e ub-l        t Lan drelief
    P onsib i 1I ty   fo r  t hle   lo ss  d Wfi n tey  o el e   W a,  ru unabl e  or   h e   s p r ,
         , N o m s  B a ck , ,,-d--f i. n i t e ly  o n  e i th e r   Jfs. . . ,.  P ly a c e  r e -
   Pfei. Norma Blacmon -because botl -operated from th e, , nel dorher s erioed
   thsar     valt..owever, 11th regard zo'the broaerisi 1ue  you ase
   about the liability Of an 8acountable officer, we are     nues you raise
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      . ...... f o, ur easona di cus ed belowo             ange
      We based our orIgjnal. delila'lto  reltu ner  thdundeaaeuta
  te, Junnel, tlas flCCuntabl_ f othe funds and tias In'   i     g     t
  lie found thlat Na,  unujellwsrjtlgn           aligtsolw teinrof tema
  pera~~in -roc- .,,= ~ was nel lgent in faili . .n€ c a g O h m
  operang procfdure Which1 calle4dfor her to--- plce         the fundsr- nte rl
  j'hich Was provided as sooh astit ,rcceIve4 thema    i fnu 0nd    l.
  e vault. i flOWuw appears that during part of thie d,1 .n--  1to- t'he lo  4
  tok Place, its, Blackmon and Us,    unnell worked side by side In c,'lec j,
  nhd receipting for f     asiPnd into the -court,, th used the name drawer,
  Which was unlocked.   The commingled funds were later taken 'to the unlocked

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  1: Rah .mpi      cbger wth f u s vdy. of  Government funds shud have
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  -.jL-     ontrol'Overhte fd       (With respect to cashlers in thede0c..
  tij~y brach~ethia I  ..In   I- I-co~porated In section 0 402 of',,  tveau
  sury Departet tl.Manual of Procedure   -.ab   lnstructi6hth or Cai ea-
  (1sz6), and   oiuld seei to be fundamentalto sound ascontforo  raeahe
W1hen the casier.has e clusive control, it is   easb       otold hracticesb
wb . ....an--n--.-a'-n u loss  occurs,  However.. ..  easonabla  to  hold'him  l a l
whnrol over heaea loss O#curs JsoVer ,Bunnell did not have exa'u.it
Coto drvwer  hee funds since both she and No. blckrion operated from the
aedepeilding oly onl which one was available, to conduct     t particu-
lar transaction, In effect, each was an accountable officer for a portion


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