A welcome separation payment that wasn’t

A welcome separation payment that wasn’t
By Bruce Rolfsen - Staff writer
Posted : Friday Sep 5, 2008 7:35:05 EDT

An Air Force mistake cost Sharon Kibiloski $103,000.

When Kibiloski left the active-duty Air Force as a captain in spring 2007, she walked out with a $103,000 voluntary separation payment approved by the Air Force Personnel Center.

More than a year later, the Defense Department demanded the money back, claiming Kibiloski did not qualify for VSP.

“I understand that mistakes happen, but this was a biggie,” Kibiloski said from her home in Alexandria, Va.

A form letter sent by the Defense Finance and Accounting Service that arrived in mid-July, while Kibiloski was on vacation, said she had 30 days to return the $103,000 or start making monthly payments of $2,200, which included 5 percent interest.


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