ST. \u00a0THOMAS \u2013 A TSA agent who faked cancer for five years, taking nine months\u2019 worth of paid sick days for made-up surgeries and radiation is originally from Charlotte Amalie.<\/p>\n
Security officer Marc Bess was arrested in Atlanta for stealing public money and was fired from his taxpayer-supported government job after the Transportation Security Administration caught on to his hoax, WSB-TV reported.<\/p>\n
The TSA caught onto Bess\u2019 con during a routine check of his medial documents. Officials discovered the doctor, whose signature Bess had been forging, was dead. He was fired after the TSA\u2019s investigation, a spokeswoman said in a prepared statement.<\/p>\n
The sick scam started in 2009, when Bess told his bosses at the Atlanta airport that he was diagnosed with abdominal lymphoma. TSA investigators said he forged doctor\u2019s notes detailing his need for radiation therapy, surgery and other treatments and requested paid leave for the procedures and recovery.<\/p>\n
His sympathetic coworkers gave him their unused paid sick days, which the TSA allows under a leave transfer program.<\/p>\n
In total, Bess took 2,240 hours of sick leave over the span of about five years, investigators said. That\u2019s about 280 days \u2014 just over nine months.<\/p>\n
Bess, whose salary and paid sick days are funded by tax dollars, was arrested on embezzlement and stealing public money charges.<\/p>\n
A graduate of Charlotte Amalie High School and the University of the Virgin Islands, he is expected to be in court on May 11 for a plea hearing.<\/p>\n
Bess’ resume, found on Resume Bucket<\/a><\/span>, can be seen immediately below:<\/p>\n M<\/strong> ARC <\/strong>A. B<\/strong> ESS, <\/strong>S<\/strong> R.<\/strong> <\/em> Professional Experiences:<\/strong><\/u><\/em><\/p>\n Federal Officer \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0November 2004 – Present<\/strong> <\/em> \u00b7 \u00a0 Responsible for screening all checked baggage using On Screen Alarm Resolution Protocol (OSARP) in order to ensure the safety of all traveling passengers <\/em> Special Assistant Agent \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0February 2004 – November 2004<\/strong> <\/em> \u00b7 \u00a0 Provided special support to disabled passengers in need of wheelchair assistance <\/em> Team Associate \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0November 2003 – March 2004 <\/strong><\/em> \u00b7 \u00a0 Received, recorded, verified, inspected and provided quality assurance on all merchandise <\/em> Bookkeeper-A\/R-A\/P Specialist \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0April 2001 – November 2003<\/strong> <\/em> \u00b7 \u00a0 Prepared purchase orders and calculated costs of overhead and other expenses <\/em> \u00b7 \u00a0 Managed & interacted with sales staff (10 directly reported) <\/em> Accountant Assistant\/Billing \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0April 1991 – November 1993<\/strong> <\/em> \u00b7 \u00a0 Maintained accounting records by adjusting, reconciling, posting, computing and balancing figures to assure accurate record keeping <\/em> Computer Programs and Skills:<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n \u00b7 \u00a0 Microsoft Word <\/em> EDUCATION<\/strong><\/u><\/em><\/p>\n General Courses \u00a0September 1991 – June 1993 <\/em> Associate Arts in Business Administration \u00a0May 2009 <\/em> Bachelors of Art Accounting\/Finance \u00a0June 2010 <\/em> Master of Art Accounting\/Finance \u00a0Predicted Graduation June 2012 <\/em> <\/p>\n Feature Image: TSA agent Marc Bess<\/em><\/p>\n Image Credit: WSBTV<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" ST. \u00a0THOMAS \u2013 A TSA agent who faked cancer for five years, taking nine months\u2019 worth of paid sick days for made-up surgeries and radiation is originally from Charlotte Amalie. Security officer Marc Bess was arrested in Atlanta for stealing public money and was fired from his taxpayer-supported government job after the Transportation Security Administration […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":237,"featured_media":21593,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[228,11,191,147],"tags":[1811,1810],"yoast_head":"\n
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