Haythem,
The AFCIA has a Members Only Bulletin Board and this was posted this AM. I thought you might find it interesting:
"I am new to the AFCIA members area and
glad I have joined. After reading this article I still don't
understand why investigators do it. Once you have a good understanding
of the job, it is not that difficult. Last year a co-worker of mine was
investigated by OPM for potential falsification because a source who
received the questionnaire in the mail regarding her interview claimed
she was never interviewed when she returned it. OPM then called the
source who once again advised them she was never interviewed. My
co-worker was suspended without pay for 4 months while OPM conducted
their investigation. They would not tell her what was going on during
this four months so she just had to wait and sweat. Finally my
co-worker met with an OPM OIG Agent who explained what was going on
and asked her if she could prove she interviewed the source.
Fortunately my co-worker was able to recall specific details about the
inside of the source's house as well as the fact the source showed my
co-worker a new vacuum cleaner she had just gotten. My co-worker was
then able to return to work and she got paid for all of her missed
time. Once I found out about this I make notes about the surroundings
of the interview in my appointment book in case something like this
ever happens to me. Talk about being found guilty before proven
innocent."
Carolyn Martin
Military Criminal Defense &
Federal Contract Investigator
Ph: 760-445-0711 / Fax: 760-730-3611
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