Watchdog: 2 Trump EPA appointees defrauded agency of $130K The two submitted fraudulent timesheets, paying some employees after they'd been fired, or when they were away from work. Author: MATTHEW DALY Associated Press Published: 3:27 PM CDT July 9, 2021 Updated: 3:27 PM CDT July 9, 2021 WASHINGTON — The video above is from Sept. 2020. Two high-ranking Trump political appointees at the Environmental Protection Agency engaged in fraudulent payroll activities — including payments to employees after they were fired and to one of the officials when he was absent from work — that cost the agency more than $130,000, a report by an internal watchdog says. Former chief of staff Ryan Jackson and former White House liaison Charles Munoz submitted “official timesheets and personnel forms that contained materially false, fictitious, and fraudulent statements" to mislead EPA personnel and facilitate improper payments over multiple months, according to a report by EPA’s Office of Inspector General.