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False Claims and Theft of Government Funds

Report Information

Date Issued
Report Number
12E-16595
Report Type
Investigation
Description
A TVA contractor’s employee improperly received $146,359 in Temporary Living Allowance payments by claiming a house as his personal residence in which he did not actually live. Rather, he lived in a different dwelling, in a different state, and rented-out the house he claimed as his personal residence during his absence.
Joint Report
Yes
Participating OIG
Tennessee Valley Authority OIG
Agency Wide
Yes (agency-wide)
Questioned Costs
$146359
Funds for Better Use
$0
View report on Oversight.gov

Recommendations

We recommend TVA recover $146,359 from the contractor for TLA payments improperly approved by the contractor and made to one of its employees.