While the Air Force did not find evidence of criminal activity, five members of the department were cited for policy violations.
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) – Some leaders of the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station fire department submitted false training records that were improperly validated by supervisors, which resulted in more than 120 employees getting credit for training they never attended, according to federal investigative records.
An estimated 41 instructors submitted false training documents and six supervisors improperly validated them over a three-year period ending in 2019, the Office of Special Counsel stated in a Jan. 11 letter to President Joe Biden and members of Congress.
“According to the reports, the evidence showed that in 2017, 2018, and 2019 many NFARSFD employees (both students and instructors) were on leave during the reported training courses and could not have reasonable taken or taught the courses,” the Office of Special Counsel stated in its letter to the president. “The evidence also showed that students received credit for multiple training courses that overlapped. Different courses were taught by different instructors on the same date and at the same time, and students received credit for both courses even though they could not have simultaneously taken them.”
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