Former CISA staffer admits to stealing nearly $250,000 through hidden contractor jobs
Richeline Anisso Fung, a former employee of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, pleaded guilty to defrauding the government by holding secret contracting positions and inflating her work hours.
A former Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency employee, Richeline Anisso Fung, entered a guilty plea on a federal false-claims charge for siphoning almost $250,000 from the government. While employed full-time at CISA from 2016 to 2025, she also held multiple contractor roles for agencies such as the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Departments of Energy, Justice, Transportation, Agriculture, and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
From January 2021 to August 2024 she filed timesheets that recorded up to 33 hours of work in a single day, exceeding 24 hours on fifteen occasions in February 2022 alone. Her side business, RAF Pro-Consulting, based in Florida, facilitated the undisclosed overlapping work, which she performed remotely. The Justice Department said she concealed the dual employment from both CISA and the contracting agencies. Under the plea agreement, Fung must repay the nearly $250,000 she obtained, and her sentencing is set for January 20.
Why it matters
The case highlights vulnerabilities in federal contracting oversight and the potential for fraud within critical cybersecurity agencies.
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