Opinion ID: 695086
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Making False Statements to a Supervisor

Text: 14 On 16 October 1992, Cooper told his supervisor, Jackson, that he intended to come to work. He did not, however, show up. In fact, the Board found that Cooper had traveled in a direction away from his place of work. Jackson thus charged Cooper not only with being AWOL for that day, but also with making false statements to a supervisor. 15 Cooper had an assignment due on 16 October 1992. Substantial evidence in the record supports the notion that he had a habit of calling in sick or requesting last-minute leave on days when he had a project due. Substantial evidence also supports the charge that Cooper was lying to Jackson on 16 October when he told Jackson that he would come to work. 16 On 19 October 1992, Jackson found out that Cooper had sent his assignment in by facsimile at 5:05 p.m. on 16 October 1992. Contrary to what Cooper had told Jackson, the facsimile indicated that it had been sent from Bel Air, Maryland, bolstering both the AWOL and falsification charges. 17