Patent chief tells lawmakers ‘time and attendance fraud is not tolerated’

The Washington Post: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Michelle K. Lee told lawmakers Tuesday that she and her team “do not tolerate any kind of attendance abuse” and promised that employees who commit fraud are disciplined.

“It’s not fair to the American public,” Lee told members of the House Judiciary Committee in response to queries from Republicans about an inspector general investigation released in August.

“I want to be clear,” Lee said. “The USPTO takes any allegation of wrongdoing very seriously. Any hour claimed as worked that is not worked is unacceptable.”

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