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Office Decision Affirmed• Appellant, a former letter carrier, was found to have forfeited hisright to compensation because he knowingly omitted or understatedhis earnings from the sale of illegal substances. The Office hadinformed appellant of his obligation to report his employment orearnings as periodically requested on Office form CA-1032.Appellant advised the Office he was not working or earning anyoutside income. An investigation of the inspector general, whichincluded police surveillance reports, revealed that appellant had self-employment as a dealer of controlled substances. The Board notedthat appellant's "earnings" came from illegal activities as opposed toearnings from private industry or self-employment employment in a legitimatebusiness venture but that this fact would not protect a claimant whois in receipt of compensation benefits from the reportingrequirements imposed by section 8106(b). The receipt of moneyfrom illegal activities may be characterized by the Office as"income" or "earnings" to the claimant from self-employment. Norman R. Moon, 42 ECAB ___ (Docket No. 91-0700, issued September 30, 1991).