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B-224750 1 (1987-09-25)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadmwk0001 and id is 1 raw text is: ER The ComptroUer General / of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Collection of Funds Paid on Fraudulent Matter of- Travel Claims File: B-224750 Date: September 25, 1987 DIGEST Collection by offset from employees' salaries for excess amounts they received for travel expenses due to their submitting allegedly fraudulent lodging receipts must be made pursuant to 5 U.S.C. S 5514. Under that statute and implementing regulations they are entitled to procedural safeguards, including a hearing if they so request. DECISION This action is in response to a request from the U.S. Army made pursuant to 4 C.F.R. S 22.1 et seq., regarding whether funds paid to several employees, based upon travel claims subsequently found to be fraudulent, may be collected under 31 U.S.C. § 3716 by administrative offset or whether col- lection must be made pursuant to 5 U.S.C. S 5514 which authorizes salary offset to collect general debts owed by employees to the government, but imposes a number of pro- cedural requirements before offset can be made.l/ It is our view that collection by salary offset of erroneous over- payments made to employees due to fraudulent travel vouchers in the cases presented must be made pursuant to 5 U.S.C. S 5514, and the agency must provide the employees with its procedural protections before offset may be made. The Army has presented three travel claims submitted by civilian employees at Letterkenny Army Depot, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. After the vouchers were submitted and claims were paid, an investigation revealed that the claims were 1/ The request was made by David L. Gagermeier Attorney- Adviser Chief, Legal Office U.S. Army Finance and Accounting Center Department of the Army Indianapolis, Indiana. +~~) -7 -3 9

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