More Government Fraud

Two former Commerce Department employees pleaded guilty to submitting false claims for relocation expenses and work not performed. Rachel Ondrik and Kirk Yamatani were special agents in the inspector general's office. They were transferred from Atlanta to Washington. They charged the government for thousands of dollars in househunting trips that they never went on and other moving expenses they did not encounter. The agents resigned a month ago. The plea deal requires them to pay $42,000 and be sentenced to probation.