Guardsman Who Worked in Federal Fraud Office Charged with Stealing $260,000 in Multiple Schemes —...

Well, he's just a poster child for stupid. He deserves a very long prison sentence. I'm sure his wife was thrilled to find out he was single and living in a state different from where their home was.

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..."The new indictment alleges he also collected $60,284 in unemployment benefits in Pennsylvania by falsely claiming he was unemployed when in fact he was working with the New Jersey National Guard on full-time active duty and was on military leave from his civilian job with the Department of Labor.

Hartley also allegedly transferred $127,000 from his Thrift Savings Plan, which is a government retirement plan, into a bank account solely in his name without his wife's knowledge or consent by falsely claiming he was not married, according to the indictment.

And he also allegedly collected about $50,000 from USAA Insurance after a car accident by saying the accident caused him to lose wages. In reality, according to the court filing, he had been suspended without pay from the Department of Labor because of the criminal probe he was already facing.

He is facing 12 counts of wire and mail fraud, each of which carries a maximum sentence of up to 20 years in prison. The two theft charges have a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison each, and the four charges of false statements could mean up to five years in prison each."