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U.S. Department Of Veterans
Affairs Office of Inspector General Southeast Field Office P.O. Box 446 Bay Pines, FL 33744 (727) 319-1214 |
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Thursday, February 12, 2004 | ||
West Palm Beach, Florida Man Indicted and Arrested for Impersonating a Veteran | ||
Ronald E. Wilson, Special Agent in
Charge, VA Office of Inspector General (VAOIG), Southeast Field Office,
announced today that Gary Lynn Thompson was arrested by VAOIG agents
pursuant to a Federal Indictment charging Thompson with three counts of
making and using false writings and documents. Wilson stated that arrest was a result of an investigation by his West Palm Beach Resident Agency. The investigation revealed that Thompson had applied for compensation benefits and health care benefit using a discharge record of a veteran having a similar name. Debra Stuart, Assistant United States Attorney, Southern District of Florida, is handing the prosecution of this matter. |