On June 12, 2024, a former FBI Senior Executive Service Section Chief previously assigned to the FBI Laboratory in Quantico, Virginia, was sentenced to two years of supervised release with the first six months to be served on home confinement, and ordered to pay $69,352.94 in restitution, $12,300 to the Federal Public Defender Fund, and a $100 assessment for theft of government property. John Behun was sentenced in the District of Maryland. According to the factual statement in support of the guilty plea, from on or about January 5, 2015 through on or about November 21, 2018, while leading the section that supports human resources, finance, compliance/health, and safety programs, and managing over 100 individuals, Behun regularly submitted to the FBI false and fraudulent time and attendance certain certifications falsely representing that he had worked regular hours. The DOJ OIG calculated that between 2015 and 2018, Behun falsely certified approximately 876.20 hours, over approximately 381 days, and received approximately $69,352.94 in compensation for unworked regular hours. The investigation was conducted by the OIG’s Washington Office; forensic assistance was provided by the OIG’s Cyber Investigations Office and forensic accounting assistance was provided by the OIG’s Fraud Detection Office.
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