Mark M. Schwarman, Petitioner, v. Office of Personnel Management, Respondent, 950 F.2d 731 (Fed. Cir. 1991)

Mark M. Schwarman appeals the final decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board in No. SE07549010481¹  which affirmed the final decision of the Office of Personnel Management finding him unsuitable for federal employment, directing Schwarman's removal from his federal position and barring him from competition for or advancement to any position in the competitive federal service until June 27, 1992. Schwarman was found to have submitted an apprenticeship examination which was not prepared by him. The handwriting expert's testimony that Schwarman did not write his examination was unequivocal and circumstantial evidence also supports that conclusion. This evidence is more than sufficient to satisfy the substantial evidence standard of review. It is immaterial that the expert could not testify as firmly that Schwarman wrote his wife's examination and that she wrote his. The charged offense is met on the basis of his submission of an examination as his which he did not write. Accordingly, because no legal or factual error has been shown, this court affirms on the basis of the administrative judge's opinion.