Embezzlement and employee financial matters · National preparation support
Expense and Reimbursement Records
Connect expense requests, receipts, approvals and payments while preserving disputed descriptions and missing support.
By Joseph De Gregorio · Federal Sentencing Strategist
Founder and President, Sentencing Advocacy Group · November 6, 2026
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Keep the original request
Record the date, requester, claimed purpose and supporting attachments. Preserve revisions and any documented questions. A later explanation should be labeled as such rather than substituted for the contemporaneous description.
Identify governing policies
Keep the policy version and relevant approval rules for the period. Distinguish written requirements from claimed informal practice. Counsel evaluates their significance in the actual matter.
Trace review and payment
Separate submission, approval, reimbursement and any later refund. Preserve source references and mismatches. A receipt, authorization and proof of payment answer different questions and should remain distinguishable.
Define the person’s role
Identify actual preparation, review and approval activities. SAG can organize the factual file and questions for counsel and financial reviewers. It does not certify business purpose or decide whether an expense was authorized under law.
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Sources and professional scope
Official starting points: United States Sentencing Commission economic-offense guidelines. Counsel evaluates current authorities, the applicable guideline version and the individual facts. These resources do not decide the outcome of a particular case. Sources checked November 6, 2026.
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