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As most children grow up learning, it\u2019s not necessarily the size of the transgression that does you in. It\u2019s being found out, digging in, and lying about it.<\/p>\n

And that\u2019s even more the case if you\u2019re an adult describing yourself as a financial-crime professional.<\/p>\n

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Szabolcs Fekete, a senior analyst in London, has lost a lawsuit alleging wrongful dismissal after he was fired by Citi
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\n for submitting an expenses claim that, though below the bank\u2019s \u20ac100, or $105, daily limit, raised red flags for the heroic consumption of coffee, sandwiches and pasta on display.<\/p>\n

In a ruling in the case, which was published on Oct. 13, a judge with the \u00a0East London employment tribunal said Fekete described his work as developing internal strategies, policies and risk-management frameworks to ensure compliance with laws and regulations. \u201cFrom his evidence the claimant confirmed that he was a financial-crime professional,\u201d the ruling said.<\/p>\n

His dismissal in November 2022, seven years after joining Citi, came after management queried an expense claim for a three-day business trip to Amsterdam earlier that year because it appeared to reflect consumption by two people.<\/p>\n

After his claim was rejected, Fekete wrote in an email to a senior manager that he \u201cwas on the business trip by myself and that I had 2 coffees as they were very small.\u201d<\/p>\n

When the senior asked to confirm that Fekete was claiming that he alone consumed two coffees, two sandwiches and another drink, Fekete replied: \u201cYes that is correct. \u2026 On that day I skipped breakfast and only had 1 coffee in the morning. For lunch I had 1 sandwich with a drink and 1 coffee in the restaurant and took another coffee back to the office with me and had the second sandwich in the afternoon. \u2026 Which also served as my dinner.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pressed further by management, Fekete emailed: \u201cAll my expenses are within the \u20ac100 daily allowance. Could you please outline what your concern is as I don\u2019t think I have to justify my eating habits to this extent.\u201d<\/p>\n

After the dispute was sent to Citi\u2019s ethics office and an internal investigator appointed, the tribunal found Fekete continued to deny that he had shared with his partner a meal of both a pesto pasta and a Bolognese.<\/p>\n

In August 2022, Fekete admitted that his partner had consumed some of the food. Citi fired him for breaching the company\u2019s expense-management policy and lying during an internal investigation.<\/p>\n

Fekete said in his defense that he had recently lost a family member, had been on medical leave and under medication at the time he was responding to emails about the claim.<\/p>\n

However, in the ruling the judge wrote that, \u201cDuring cross examination, I find that the claimant did not answer questions in a direct manner.\u201d<\/p>\n

And in dismissing Fekete\u2019s claim, the judge added: \u201cI am satisfied that even if the expense claim had been filed under a misunderstanding, there was an obligation upon the claimant to own up and rectify the position at the first opportunity. I accept that the respondent [Citi] requires a commitment to honesty from its employees.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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