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Ex-ATF Agent Agrees to Pay $40,000 After Falsely Claiming He Had Cancer to Collect Sick Leave Pay

allan9 years ago02 mins

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A former ATF agent who faked having cancer to collect sick leave pay, has agreed to pay the federal government $40,000 to resolve the matter, the Justice Department announced this week. The Justice Department’s Civil Division alleged that Douglas daCosta of Livermore, Calif. agreed to pay $40,000 to resolve allegations that…

TSA Agent Charged with Faking Cancer for 5 Years to Get Out of Work

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By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A TSA agent has been charged with faking cancer for five years in an attempt to stay out of work, The Associated Press reports. The former TSA agent, Marc Bess, was arrested after authorities said they discovered he was lying about having abdominal lymphoma. In fact, he’s cancer-free, the AP reported….