FBI agent submitted $41,000 in fraudulent expenses

[TheKansan]

http://www.philly.com/philly/wires/ap/news/state/new_jersey/20091103_ap_fbiagentsubmitted41000infraudulentexpenses.html

FBI agent submitted $41,000 in fraudulent expenses

WASHINGTON - An FBI agent faces up to five years in prison for submitting more than $41,000 in fraudulent housing expenses while he was on temporary assignment at FBI headquarters.

Forty-year-old Jeff B. Shim pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of making false statements. According to court documents, Shim claimed to be renting a room in Beltsville, Md., from May 2008 to July 2009, when he was actually staying with his family in Olney. He submitted two fabricated rental agreements with the signatures of a fictitious landlord and received more than $41,000 in reimbursements.

Shim, who was based at the FBI's Newark, N.J., office, resigned last week ahead of his guilty plea. He is scheduled to be sentenced Feb. 5 in U.S. District Court in Washington.

[RoadKingTrooper]

What????????? He just jumped the gun on the "stimulus package.

[deputy x 2]

P I S Sed away his career for 41K????? Faces up to five years at Club Fed?? So much for integrity.

[DAL]

P I S Sed away his career for 41K????? Faces up to five years at Club Fed?? So much for integrity.

He probably owes taxes and penalties on that, too, since it was income the he undoubtedly did not report.

[TheKansan]

P I S Sed away his career for 41K????? Faces up to five years at Club Fed?? So much for integrity.

Truly sad isn't it? Even the FBI has to deal with a few bad apples that somehow get through the tough hiring process.

[Taylor13]

Truly sad isn't it? Even the FBI has to deal with a few bad apples that somehow get through the tough hiring process.

I think sometimes the good apples turn bad apples. An oppourtunity presents its self, maybe something happened at home, which the circumstances were different when the person went through the hiring phase.

[RoadKingTrooper]

Truly sad isn't it? Even the FBI has to deal with a few bad apples that somehow get through the tough hiring process.

LOL Gee, where is Whitey Bolger?

[jakflak]

Sheeh. I got yelled at for buying a phone. Not even a fancy cell phone, it was a desk phone.

[jcioccke]

What????????? He just jumped the gun on the "stimulus package.

That is Hilarious RKT

Did he even consider that he may get caught?

That's crazy! I will never understand how some people rationalize their decisions.

[mikeymedic]

Could have just asked for a pay raise.

[Kieth M.]

Yep, that's the LE cream of the crop, right there.

You all know the three most overrated things in life, right?

1 - Home cooking.

2 - Home sex.

3 - The FBI!

[SCV-Sop]

Yep, that's the LE cream of the crop, right there.

You all know the three most overrated things in life, right?

1 - Home cooking.

2 - Home sex.

3 - The FBI!

+1

I blew my chance and didn’t pass Phase II. Had I though, rookie Special Agents get $20k less than rookie beat cops in my area. Also. Retirement is forced a 57, and is 1.7% a year times years of service. Less years, lower base, but they get social security.

It’s been a fascinating endeavor applying to various agencies and jurisdictions. While some may be more prestigious than others, the fact is they all have their own little piece of the pie in terms of laws they oversee.

All are staffed by individuals with the same human imperfections.

[jannino]

Everybody knows special agents are smarter than everyone else

[avalon42]

+1

I blew my chance and didn’t pass Phase II. Had I though, rookie Special Agents get $20k less than rookie beat cops in my area. Also. Retirement is forced a 57, and is 1.7% a year times years of service. Less years, lower base, but they get social security.

Is that still worth anything?

In regards to feds, I've always been fascinated with "G-Men", old crime movies about them vs. mob or famous criminals.

At my agency, I still get kicks from using the microfilm machine to print out old cases.

[DAL]

Everybody knows special agents are smarter than everyone else

That's why they are so "special" -- as in special education and special needs.