Posted on 01/21/2016 12:34:21 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
A former White House switchboard supervisor was charged Wednesday with embezzling thousands of dollars in taxpayer funds by manipulating an employee's time sheets.
Prosecutors accuse Andrea Turk of Upper Marlboro of stealing nearly $11,000 by funneling money through an employee she supervised.
Turk, 46, was director of switchboard operations at the White House, supervising 15 operators, from 2009 until she was fired in August 2013. Her duties included overseeing employee work schedules and approving overtime hours, according to federal court records filed Wednesday in Washington.
The alleged thefts began in early 2012, according to an FBI affidavit, when Turk called an employee into her office for a private meeting. Turk told the employee that she was having financial troubles.
She had bills to pay, according to the affidavit, and told the employee, "I'm going to need your help."
According to prosecutors, Turk altered the time sheet of the employee to reflect overtime hours the employee had not worked. The employee, identified in court records as Employee A, paid Turk a portion of the unearned overtime pay.
The employee told investigators that Turk padded her time sheet as many as 20 times during a one-year period. Employee A paid Turk between $100 and $600 each time - first in cash and later through online transfers to Turk's bank account.
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"...'When (the employee) also expressed concern that she and Turk would be discovered and get into serious trouble, Turk replied that the Human Resources department did not pay attention to such issues and would never discover their conduct.'
The employee also said that Turk made her feel obligated to do certain things for her like babysit her child and pick her child up from daycare.
Turk supervised a staff of 15 while the alleged misconduct took place and was making $85,000 per year, according to NBC."....
Meanwhile, others in the White House rob the taxpayers of billions with no fear of indictment. Not to mention the Stare Dept accounting...
She deserves to get burned for thievery, but Obama and the rats and RINOs have stolen trillions, and they all walk. What’s wrong with this picture?
Yet Hillary is running for president?
Nothing to see here.
Remember the Clinton travel office affair?
From Florida A&M:
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - This summer, Florida A&M University (FAMU) student Andrea Turk will serve as an intern at the White House for the Department of Management and Administrative Services.
‘This internship will provide valuable and relevant work experience, validity and an enhanced exclamation point to my resume,’ Turk said. ‘I will have the opportunity to represent historically black colleges and universities (HBCU), and show the nation that FAMU and other HBCUs produce top-tier students. I want to show that FAMU produces individuals that have the potential to affect and implement effective policies on local, state, and national levels of government.’
Turk is a master’s of applied social science with a concentration in public administration student from Gainesville, Fla. She is expecting to graduate during the August 2009 summer commencement ceremony.
Andrea Turk first came to FAMU in 1987 as a student in the School of Business and Industry. Unfortunately, after five years of school, her lack of passion for the curriculum left her with a 1.9 GPA and no desire to remain in school.
After obtaining employment as a finance and accounting director with the State of Florida and earning close to $55,000 a year, without a degree, Turk decided to return to FAMU with a new major and a determination to finish her college education.....
....Upon the completion of a bachelor’s degree in political science with a minor in public administration, she decided to keep her educational momentum going and work toward her master’s degree.
After applying for the summer internship at the White House, Turk was personally called by the director of the Department of Management and Administrative Services. According to Turk, an internship team of professionals went through the packets that were submitted and pulled information from the applicants that were best suited for the different White House internship offerings. During her initial phone interview, Turk was told that her packet was hand delivered to the director of the Department of Management and Administrative Services.
The Department of Management and Administrative Services is responsible for communications, correspondences, reference checks, and security checks for White House employees as well as those persons calling, entering and leaving the White House for business or personal reasons.
When in Rome ...
How about that.
SOP under Obama.
Look at that “college experience “ paid for by We the People
She’s just redistributing the wealth.
The money she stole was coming from WHITE taxpayers; so it’s all good.
” 7 years of college down the drain “
Movie quote
After looking at her photo I’m surprised she was fired.
Was she looking to enhance her resume so she would be picked up by the Clinton campaign?
"...'When (the employee) also expressed concern that she and Turk would be discovered and get into serious trouble, Turk replied that the Human Resources department did not pay attention to such issues and would never discover their conduct.'
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