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False Claims

Report Information

Date Issued
Report Number
19-0203
Report Type
Investigation
Description
A contractor employee received temporary living allowances of $80,857.70 to which he was not entitled. Contrary to what the contract employee claimed on his TLA applications, he did not have a qualifying dependent living at the claimed residence and did not incur substantially all of the expenses for the property. Moreover, he presented a false lease in support of his application.
Joint Report
Yes
Participating OIG
Tennessee Valley Authority OIG
Agency Wide
Yes (agency-wide)
Questioned Costs
$80857
Funds for Better Use
$0
View report on Oversight.gov

Recommendations

We recommend TVA recover from the contractor $80,857.70 in TLA payments improperly paid to the contractor’s employee.