Russell

Plaintiff, an employee of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), sues for back pay and reinstatement to his position as a supervisory auditor (GS-14, step 6) in the Office of Regional Inspector, Western Region. Plaintiff was demoted to a nonsupervisory position of auditor (GS-12, step 8) following an investigation of his conduct. We hold for defendant.

*619Following the investigation, plaintiff was advised by letter on January 27,1978, that the IRS proposed to remove him for the five reasons listed below:(1) Making a false statement in a matter of official interest. Five specifications supported this…