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Man Charged with Theft of Computers from Indianapolis VA Medical Center

Settlement of a Civil Disagreement involving the Lexington Veterans' Administration (VA) Medical Center and the University of Kentucky

Former Clinical Director for the Veterans Administration in Tucson Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Theft

Ruth Annette Wilson Sentenced

Bradford Man Pleads Guilty to VA Pension Benefits Fraud

Man arrested for allegedly falsifying military records to obtain benefits, tax breaks (News Article)

Homicide/Assault/Threats

VA OIG and FBI Arrest Piedmont, Alabama Man for Threats Against Department of Veterans Affairs Doctors

Chesterfield, Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Sexual Abuse

Nursing Assistant Sentenced For Assault On Veteran

VA Doctor Charged with a Three Count Information for Battery

VA Nurse Pleads Guilty to Assaulting a Patient

VA Surgeon Sentenced for Manslaughter

Fugitive Doctor Indicted Upon Return To United States

Texas Man Charged in '01 Oxycontin Robbery at V.A. Hospital

Clifton Park, NY Research Specialist Pleads Guilty to Criminally Negligent Homicide of a Veteran

Austin Doctor Convicted of Assaulting VA Patients

Former VA Nurse Plead Guilty to Abuse/Neglect of the Elderly

VA Employee Fraud/Bribery

Employee Arraigned on Charges of Receiving Bribes

Texas Resident - Sentenced

VA Plumbing Supervisor Convicted in Kickback Scheme

Former VA Nurse Receives 18 Months Imprisonment

Individual Arrested for Grand Theft, Perjury, and Insurance Fraud

Former Union Official Sentenced For Embezzlement

Former VA Psychiatrist Sentenced to 15 Years in Jail

Former Houston VA Employee and Her Associate Indicted in Embezzlement Scheme

Former Hines VA Hospital Official Sentenced in $177,000 Theft Case

Former VA Fee-Basis Doctor Sentenced for Defrauding Health Care Benefit Programs

Former VA Employee Sentenced for Theft of VA Compensation Benefits

Former VA Claims Examiner Pleads Guilty to Theft, Mail Fraud and Money Laundering

Former VA Employee Pleads Guilty to Theft of Government Funds

Stolen Valor

"Operation Stolen Valor" Results in Prosecution of Phony War Heros

Drug Diversion/Distribution

Former VA Employee Sentenced for Drug Theft

VA Employee, Pharmacist Plead Guilty to Drug Theft

Pompano Beach, Florida Man Sentenced for Stealing From U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Beneficiary Fraud

Former Atlantic City Mayor Admits Defrauding the Veterans Benefits Administration

Two Individuals Convicted in Scheme to Defraud the United States Government

Oconto County Resident Sentenced to Prison for False Claims of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Defrauding the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) of over $350,000

Indianapolis Man Sentenced to 30 Months for $200,000 Benefit Fraud

Veteran Sentenced for Defrauding VA Benefit Program

Navy Personnel Clerk Indicted

Glendale, Arizona Woman Indicted for Theft

Marine and Four Family Members Charged in Fictitious Death Scheme

Port St. Lucie Painter Sentenced

Alleged Paralyzed Veteran Pleads Guilty

U.S. Postal Employee Arrested, Charged with Fraud

Sugarland, TX, Woman Pleads Guilty to Arson, Tampering with a Government Record

Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding a Veterans Affairs Vocational Rehabilitation Program of $450,000

Oroville Man Guilty of Stealing $170,000 of Deceased mother's Benefits Over 16 Years

Identity Theft

North Carolinian Indicted for Obtaining Credit in Veteran's Names

Georgia Man Sentenced for Impersonating Veteran

West Palm Beach, Florida Man Indicted and Arrested for Impersonating a Veteran

Hot Springs Man Arrested for Unauthorized Medical Care

Data Loss/Information Technology

Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General and the Federal Bureau of Investigation Announce the Recovery of Stolen Unisys Computer and Arrest of Khalil Abdullah-Raheem

Federal Agents and local police make arrest for burglary of VA laptop and hard drive containing 26.5 million records.

Contractor Fraud

Former AbTox, Inc. Executives Convicted of Selling Unapproved Hospital Sterilizers

Contractor Sentenced in Kickback Scheme

NC Corporate President Sentenced for Fraud on VA Contracts

Nation's Largest Underground Storage Tank Testing Firm Sentenced to Pay $2.29 Million

Mortgage Fraud

Texas Man Sentenced for Real Estate Fraud

California Resident Sentenced

California Residents Sentenced

Alabama Resident Pleads Guilty to Mail Fraud

Fiduciary Fraud

Nicholson: "Full Force of Law" to Protect Earned Benefits

Former VA Conservator Pleads Guilty in Embezzlement Case

VA Fiduciaries Indicted for Fraud

Two Attorneys Charged with Stealing from Disabled Veterans