Agriculture Employee’s Guilty Plea to Social Security Fraud Leads to Removal
An Agriculture worker was charged with Social Security fraud, pled guilty, and was subsequently removed for misconduct. Find out the outcome of his appeals.
Author: Susan McGuire Smith
Refusal to Telework During COVID-19 Emergency Leads to Probationary Termination
An HHS Attorney Advisor was terminated for not teleworking during COVID-19. Her appeals on this termination during her probationary period are explored.
FBI Special Agent Removed for Unprofessional Off-Duty Conduct
An FBI Special Agent was charged with unprofessional off-duty conduct and removed from his position. He unsuccessfully appealed to the MSPB and then sought a review from the federal appeals court.
Ft. Knox Mint Scheme: “Oh What a Tangled Web We Weave…To Deceive”
A U.S. Mint Police Officer was tangled up in a plan to hire a private detective to stake out a superior and another Mint employee. The complex scheme eventually led to his removal.
Employee Who Refused COVID Testing Fired During Probation
A Navy engineering supervisor was terminated during his probationary period after refusing a COVID vaccine but refusing the resulting mandatory testing because he did not approve of the test kits.
Losing Required Security Clearance and Lose Job
An FBI employee who failed three separate lie detector tests lost his top secret security clearance, and the Justice Department removed him. See what happened when he tried a discrimination complaint to challenge the removal.
Medical Inability to Perform Duties Leads to Removal
A federal employee with medical limitations was removed for medical inability to work after failing to convince her agency to allow full-time remote work.
A Senior IRS Appraiser Played a Lot of Golf on Agency Time
An IRS employee stationed in Hawaii found himself under an IG investigation for abusing official time and sick leave while working on his golf game.
Six-Day Furlough of Defense Department Employee Leads to Unanimous Supreme Court Decision
The Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in an unusual situation involving a federal employee’s appeal case.
Does a Federal Senior Executive Service Employee Have a Protected Property Interest in the SES Position?
An Army SES employee who was demoted to a GS position after a performance appraisal decision argued she had a property interest in her SES position.
