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B-261261 1 (1995-09-01)

handle is hein.gao/gaobacwtf0001 and id is 1 raw text is: United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Office of the General Counsel B-261261 Harlan R. Hively Department of Veterans Affairs Austin Finance Center P.O. Box 149975 Austin, Texas 78714-9575 Dear Mr. Hively: This is in response to your request of April 13, 1995, that we grant relief from liability under 31 U.S.C. § 3527 to Ms. Beverly Edwards, Alternate Agent Cashier, at the Veterans Administration Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, for the physical loss of $10,142.80 from her account. We hereby grant your request and relieve Ms. Edwards from liability for the loss. You also requested permission to restore the missing $10,142.80 along with two other shortages of $27,590.58 and $2,077.39 for which former Agent Cashier Michael Jones is liable. As explained below, these adjustments may be made without GAO involvement if the proper agency determinations are made. On November 22, 1993, Ms. Edwards finished work and departed the Medical Center for the day. The drawer containing her funds was properly locked in the safe for the evening. After she departed an armed robber forced Agent Cashier Mr. Michael Jones to open the safe at gunpoint. The armed robber then shot Mr. Jones and absconded with $37,733.38 in currency and checks. Of this amount, $10,142.80 was from Mrs. Edwards' account and $27,590.58 was from Mrs. Jones account. An investigation of the incident was conducted by local police, Veterans Administration (VA) criminal investigators, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The investigation revealed Ms. Edwards was not involved and resulted in a confession by Mr. Jones that he and a male accomplice staged the robbery and stole the funds. The accomplice shot Mr. Jones in the shoulder to make the story of an armed robbery appear genuine. Mr. Jones resigned from the VA on April 4, 1994. An audit of his cash advance at that time revealed an additional shortage of $2,077.39. 1043831 0(oq 62-1/ 1,55 \ 2-

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