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~THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL
DECISIN DlN OF THE UNITED STATES
WASHINGTON, 0.C. 20548
UNIT V9
FILE: E-189072 DATE: November 27, 1979
MATTER OF: Fraud--Travel Expense Claims
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IGEST: 1. The decision in 57 Comp. Gen. 664
(1978), holding that where a .civilian
employee submits a travel voucher
wherein part of the claim is believed
to be fraudulent, only the expenses
for days for which fraudulent infor-
mation was submitted should bedenied,
is applicable to military members and
non-Government employees traveling
pursuant to invitational travel orders
as well.
2. A fraudulent claim for lodgings taints
the entire claim for per diem under
the lodgings-plus system for days for
which fraudulent information is sub-
mitted, and per diem payments will not
be made to an individual for those days.
3. A fraudulent claim for lodgings taints
the entire claim for an actual expense
allowance for days for which fraudulent
information was submitted and payments
for those days will be denied to the
claimant.
This decision amplifies our ruling in 57 Comp. Cen. 664
(1978) concerning payment by the Government to individuals
who submit travel vouchers wherein some expenses are fraudu-
lently claimed or inflated. It is issued in response to
several cuestions submitted by the Assitant Secretary of
the Army (ar-wand Pesorve-Affairs) on behalf of the 9)
Per Diem, Travel and Transportation Allowance Committee. ) 1
Specifically, the Assistant Secretary poses the following
Questions:
a. Vhile the decision [in 57 Comp.
Gen. 664] primarily involved travel claims](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.gao/gaobadhtn0001&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)