Investigative Summary
USAID’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) initiated an investigation into allegations that a former Chief of Party (COP) fraudulently claimed a Temporary Quarters Subsistence Allowance (TQSA) under the USAID-funded Public Accountability and Justice Strengthening Activity Project in Jordan. During the investigation, OIG found that the former COP fraudulently claimed TQSA for an apartment in Amman while living in a separate Jordan-based apartment with his wife.
As a result, the former COP was debarred from working with the U.S. government for a period of three years, and the awardee reimbursed USAID an amount of $96,442.