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The VA OIG reported in May 2014 that 17 veteran deaths had occurred while waiting for VHA treatment in the Phoenix VA system, and on June 5, 2014, the Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Sloan Gibson, reported that the VA had identified 18 additional deaths. The 18 deaths were among the group of 1700 identified as "at risk of being lost or ...
A Florida bodybuilder landed prison time for his $245,000 disability fraud on the VA. ... Springs while scamming the Veterans Administration, will move to one of the three federal prisons in ...
In 2009, an Idaho man pleaded guilty to $1.5 million in disability fraud, the largest such case in the history of the Veterans Affairs Department. [ 7 ] In October 2011, a woman and three accomplices were arrested for, among other serious criminal allegations, collecting SSI benefits from four, and possibly more, mentally disabled adults, as ...
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General (VA OIG) is one of the Inspector General offices created by the Inspector General Act of 1978. [1] The Inspector General for the Department of Veterans Affairs is charged with investigating and auditing department programs to combat waste, fraud, and abuse.
Phishing scams happen when you receive an email that looks like it came from a company you trust (like AOL), but is ultimately from a hacker trying to get your information. All legitimate AOL Mail will be marked as either Certified Mail, if its an official marketing email, or Official Mail, if it's an important account email. If you get an ...
The federal government recovered more than $30 million in fraud proceeds from Patient Care America and individual defendants, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. Smith was the chief executive and ...
While fraud incidents are increasing, clients can protect benefits by changing their PIN often. One of the easiest ways to secure benefits is to download the Ohio JFS official mobile app, ConnectEBT.
The VA stated it lacked the authority to recover upwards of $400,000 from Rubens and Graves. [13] Military veterans expressed outrage at Rubens’ actions and at the VA’s refusal to fire her, to recoup the embezzled public funds, or to take meaningful actions to reprimand its employees that had broken the law. [4]