DOL Employee Pleads Guilty to Acquiring Nearly $200k Through Fraud Schemes
A federal employee with the Department of Labor has pleaded guilty to obtaining nearly $200,000 through multiple fraud schemes.
Court Cases
Read summaries of court cases and decisions that impact federal employees and retirees.
COVID Mandate Challenged in Courts: Two Decisions With Different Results
Federal employees challenging the COVID mandate went to different courts to challenge the constitutionality of the mandate. The courts have reached different decisions in two different cases.
Consulting Outside Family Members on Pending Adverse Action Considered “Ex Parte” Communication
When an Air Force official testified at arbitration that he had consulted two family members about the fired employee’s defense, he threw a wrinkle into the agency’s case.
Federal Employee at SSA Accused of Money Laundering
A federal employee at the Social Security Administration is facing allegations that he created fake children to steal benefits of actual deceased individuals.
VA Employees Plead Guilty in Multimillion-Dollar Embezzlement Scheme
Two former VA employees pleaded guilty to a $2.9 million purchase scheme they conducted using fictitious companies and purchase orders.
Misuse of Government Property Can Be a Firing Offense
A Treasury Department employee who accessed agency personnel data to try to find support for a claim against the agency found himself in trouble.
Five Current or Former Federal Employees at IRS Charged with Defrauding Federal COVID-19 Relief Programs
Five current or former IRS employees have been charged with defrauding COVID-19 relief programs to use funds for things like luxury cars, clothes, and trips to Vegas.
DOJ Issues Legal Opinion Regarding VA Federal Employees Providing Abortions
The Justice Department has issued a legal opinion making its case for why it believes that the VA can legally provide abortion services even when they contradict state laws.
Man Sentenced to Prison After Pretending to Need Wheelchair to Get VA Benefits
A Michigan man is heading to prison after he lied to VA employees about his physical condition and used a wheelchair as a prop to fraudulently obtain benefits.
VA Employee Indicted on Charges of Distributing Child Porn on Public WiFi
A federal employee at the VA Medical Center has been indicted on charges of distributing explicit content involving children over the agency’s public WiFi network.
