AmeriCorps Member Exited from Program for Falsification of Timesheets and Violating Agency Policies

AmeriCorps Member Exited from Program for Falsification of Timesheets and Violating Agency Policies

Closed 5/5/2018

The Kentucky Commission on Community Volunteerism and Service (Commission), Frankfort, KY, reported to the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), Office of Inspector General (OIG) that an AmeriCorps member (member) submitted fraudulent timesheets to the Kentucky Coalition Against Domestic Violence (KCADV).

CNCS-OIG recommended that CNCS direct the Commission to conduct a review of KCADV’s AmeriCorps program to determine if the member’s action was an isolated incident or part of a systemic problem.

Agency/Administrative Actions
The Commission found no evidence of a systemic problem and determined the level of supervision and oversight of the AmeriCorps program by KCADV was adequate. The member was exited from the program for falsification of time sheets and violating KCADV policies.

Case ID 2018-014