The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that a Special Agent with the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Inspector General, Thomas Hartley, 47, of Henryville, was indicted on Tuesday by a federal grand jury for theft of government funds, making false claims against the United States, and making false statements.

According to United States Attorney David J. Freed, the indictment alleges that while on leave from his position with the Department of Labor and serving with the New Jersey National Guard, Hartley submitted false documents to the Department of the Army and obtained approximately $23,580 in housing allowance funds to which he was not entitled.

The case was investigated by the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Inspector General, Office of Special Investigations and the United States Army, Criminal Investigation Command.

Assistant United States Attorney Robert J. O’Hara is prosecuting the case.

Under federal law, the charge of theft of government funds carries up to a maximum

sentence of 10 years in prison, a term of supervised release following imprisonment, and a fine.