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B-220172 1 (1986-03-04)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadmez0001 and id is 1 raw text is: W. os't.x a ~o~u THU COMPTROLLER GENERlAL '-- OEC18ION . OP THE UNITED STATUE WAGNINGTON. O.0. 2054U FILE: B-220172 OATE: March 4, 1986 MATTER OF: Buffalo District, Corps of Engineers - Travel Vouchers - Compromise of Claim OIGEST: Three employees were determined to have filed false travel vouchers and were criminally prosecuted. The Department of Justice entered into a compromise plea agreement with each defendint, which per- mitted them to enter a guilty plea to a misdemeanor, and in turn they would make restitution of the fraudulent amounts. In response to the question concerning dispo- sition of additional amounts withheld from the employees for those days tainted by fraud, the agency is advised that only the Department of Justice is authorized to compromise fraud claims and since it has done so in this case, monies administra- tively retained are to be repaid the defendants, without personal pecuniary liability attaching to the finance and accounting officer by virtue of such pay- ment. 31 U.S.C. S 3711(d) (1982). This decision is in response to a request from an Authorized Certifying Officer, Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District. The matter involves the personal pecu- niary liability of an accountable officer, in the circum- stances described in the submission, in connection with travel voucher payments which were later found to be fraudu- lent. BACKGROUND As a result of an investigation of travel voucher fraud conducted by the Army Corps of Engineers, several cases involving civilian employees of its Buffalo District were referred to the Department of Justice for criminal prosecu- tion. Three of the cases which were accepted for prosecution involved Mr. Andrew G. Augugliaro, Mr. Michael J. Gruber, and Mr. James J. Stephens.

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