Brickbat: Out of the Woods

In Montana, former U.S. Forest Service law enforcement officer Nathan Snead was sentenced to five years of probation and ordered to repay $13,923.77 after pleading guilty to theft of government money. Snead lied on his time and attendance record, claiming he worked hours he didn't actually work. Court documents showed he falsified records saying he worked both regular and overtime hours, even certifying they were "true and accurate," while GPS data from his government-issued patrol vehicle revealed it was parked at his house during those claimed hours.

Comments

[Chumby]

Thought only congress could fire federal employees.

[Fist of Etiquette]

"Government money"

[Sometimes a Great Notion]

Son, we live in a world that has forests, and those forest have to be guarded by men with guns. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Lieutenant Oliver? I have a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom. You weep for your tax dollars, and you curse the Forest Services. You have that luxury.

[Jerry B.]

Think how nice it would be if all (or even many) law enforcement officers just stayed home.

[Vernon Depner]

Mad Max isn't everyone's idea of "nice".

[John F. Carr]

Massachusetts State Police officers also got busted by their own patrol cars. They said they were out on the Turkpike bringing in ticket revenue but their cars were at home.

[Vernon Depner]

They need self-driving cars they can send out to look busy.

[Think It Through]

Another attack on the work from home movement. Fucking capitalism.

[diver64]

It's getting harder and harder to fake a time card. What is the world coming to

[Vernon Depner]

Maybe the world is coming to smarter ways of determining job compensation? In most jobs the number of hours you are present has little to do with how much valuable work you do. Precise timekeeping these days is more about complying with wage and hour and equal opportunity laws than with fairly paying employees.

[jimc5499]

You have a valid point.

[Longtobefree]

"Snead lied on his time and attendance record, claiming he worked hours he didn't actually work."

Is anybody checking the time cards of congress?