A Citibank employee tried to claim several dishes on expenses, saying he had eaten them all himself.
The banker later admitted he had shared the food with his partner and was fired by Citibank.
A judge ruled in the bank's favor in a wrongful-dismissal lawsuit.
The banking giant Citibank has won an employment lawsuit against an employee who was fired after claiming expenses for food and drink for his partner during a business trip and misleading the bank about it.
The former analyst Szabolcs Fekete had sued the bank, accusing it of unfair dismissal after being fired last year for gross misconduct over the expenses claim. He initially said he had consumed two sandwiches, two pasta dishes, and two coffees by himself during a business trip to Amsterdam but later acknowledged his partner had shared some of the food.
People managing money needs absolute honesty and integrity. I am glad that strict Victorian morals are still effective in the USA.
It was a British judge that ruled against the employee, actually. In America, this guy would not have even been able to go to court. Americans can fire who they want for (almost) any reason they want.
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