UN Fraud Alleged In Job Scheme

A former employee of the United Nations has been arrested for allegedly obtaining more than $100,000 in salary payments as a result of holding jobs at the UN and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) at the same time. 

Jeffery K. Armstrong was charged in a nine count indictment in the Eastern District of Virginia with wire fraud stemming from a scheme to defraud the UN and the NLRB.  
 
According to the indictment:
 
In March 2008, Armstrong took a leave of absence from his position as a supervisory security specialist with the Department of the Army to accept a full time position at the UN in New York City.   As an assistant chief of the Security and Safety Service within the Department of Safety and Security at the UN, Armstrong was responsible for all physical security of UN facilities in New York City, among other functions.  
 
Armstrong received an annual salary from the UN of approximately $160,000.   The indictment alleges that in February 2009, after working at the UN for almost a year, Armstrong applied for a position as chief of the security branch within the Division of the Administration at the NLRB in Washington, D.C.   According to the indictment, Armstrong began work at the NLRB on April 13, 2009, with an annual salary of approximately $121,000.
 
The indictment alleges that between the middle of April and the end of September 2009, Armstrong was an employee of both the UN and the NLRB, receiving more than $100,000 in salary payments from the two entities.   Armstrong allegedly concealed his dual employment from both employers by, among other things, dissuading NLRB personnel from contacting his supervisor at the UN, submitting incomplete or inaccurate employment forms to the NLRB, and causing to be mailed to the NLRB false correspondence suggesting that he no longer worked at the UN.   In addition, Armstrong allegedly submitted medical leave documentation to the UN, indicating that he was unable to work and was undergoing medical treatment, despite his full-time employment at the NLRB.   According to the indictment, Armstrong failed to notify his superiors at both entities of his concurrent employment.
 
If convicted, Armstrong faces 20 years in prison and a fine of $250,000 on each wire fraud count.