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- Postal Employee Admits to Stealing VA Prescription Medication From the MailWatertown, NY, Postal Employee Faces Up to 5 Years for Stealing Prescription Drugs from Veterans
- Owner of Old Saybrook Physical Therapy Practice Pleads Guilty to Obstructing Federal AuditConnecticut Man Faces Up to 5 Years in Prison and $250,000 Fine for Altering Patient Physical Therapy Records
- Brooklyn Businessman Sentenced in Manhattan Federal Court to 41 Months in Prison for Falsely Claiming to be a Disabled Veteran to Receive Government ContractsDefendant Fraudulently Obtained Over $16 Million in Contracts Set Aside for Veterans and Veterans With Disabilities
- Treasure Valley Building Contractor Pleads Guilty to Wire FraudOwner of Quality Tile Roofing, Inc. Agrees to Pay $150,000 in Restitution and Penalties
- Knoxville Woman Pleads Guilty to Defrauding U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Social Security AdministrationSpouse Who Helped Veteran File Phony PTSD Disability Claim Pleads Guilty, Faces Up to 10 Years in Prison
- Ashland, KY. Veteran Sentenced for Selling Forged Military Certificates3 Years Probation with 6 Months Home Detention for Man Who Sold Fake Military Certificates on Internet
- Houston Attorney and Former VA Fiduciary Convicted of Conspiracy and Tax FraudHouston Attorney Admits Taking Money from Veterans' Bank Accounts and Falsifying Accounting Statements, Faces Jail Time and $250K Fine
- Knoxville Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Social Security Administration Based on False Claim of Posttraumatic Stress DisorderVeteran Who Filed Phony PTSD Disability Claim Pleads Guilty, Faces Up to 10 Years in Prison
- Sixteen Veterans Indicted For Separate Acts To Defraud The Department of Veterans AffairsFalse Mileage Claims To Attend Medical Appointments Lead to Indictments for 16 Ohio Veterans
- Owner and Four Employees of Crystal Lake Business Charged with Defrauding United States, U.S. Military Veterans, and Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small BusinessIllinois Businessman, Others Indicted for Falsely Claiming Disabled Veteran Business Status To Win Set Aside Contracts Meant for Veterans
- Penn Argyll Man Charged with Unlawfully Obtaining Oxycodone from Stroudsburg UPS FacilityPennsylvania Man Charged with Stealing Drugs Meant for Veterans, Faces Four Years in Prison if Convicted
- Sterling Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Charges of Falsely Claiming Minority and Service-Disabled Veteran Status for His BusinessMassachusetts Man Faces 5 Years in Prison, $250K Fine for Posing as Service-Disabled Veteran To Get Set-Aside Contracts from VA
- Boise Roofing Contractor Charged with FraudGrand Jury Indicts Idaho Man for Scheme To Get Contracts Meant for Veterans, Underutilized Areas
- Husband and Wife Indicted For Conspiracy To Steal Public Money From Two United States Government AgenciesTennessee Veteran Indicted for Submitting False Military Records To Get VA Benefits, Wife Also Indicted in Similar Scheme Against SSA
- Topsham Woman Sentenced for Embezzling VA BenefitsFiduciary Who Used Maine Veteran's VA Benefits To Build Home Addition Gets 6 Months in Prison, 6 Months Home Confinement
- Smithville Man Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for the Internet Sale of Phony Military Documents
- Lowell and Tewksbury Veterans Plead Guilty to Selling Drugs at VA Medical CenterTwo Massachusetts Men Convicted for Drug Trafficking at Bedford, VAMC, Face 20 Years in Prison
- Saugus Veteran Pleads Guilty to Selling Drugs at VA Medical CenterMassachusetts Man Faces 5 Years in Prison for Selling Drugs to Undercover Agent at Bedford VA Medical Center
- Pair from Northeast Ohio accused of defrauding the Department of Veterans Affairs out of more than $110,000Former Cleveland VA Employee Helped Vendor Get Contracts, Payments for Inflated Bills
- Justice Files Charges Against Man Who Illegally Claimed More Than $650,000 From the Department of Veterans AffairsPuerto Rico Man Charged with Fraud, Used Fake Social Security Card To Obtain $650K in VA Benefits
- Illinois Man Sentenced on Fraud ChargesPhony Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Scheme Lands Illinois Man in Prison for 24 Months and $50K Fine
- U.S. Pharmaceutical Company Merck Sharp & Dohme Sentenced in Connection with Unlawful Promotion of Vioxx®Judge Imposes Nearly $322 Million Fine For Illegal Marketing
- Thornton Man Pleads Guilty to Health Care Fraud Scheme to Defraud the Department of Veterans AffairsColorado Man Pleads Guilty to Using Brother’s Identity To Obtain Nearly $150K in VA Health Care, Faces Up to 10 Years in Prison
- Sevierville Man Receives 39-Month Prison Sentence for Defrauding Department of Veterans Affairs and Social Security AdministrationTennessee Man Who Cashed Deceased Mother’s VA Benefit Checks Gets 39-Months in Prison
- Construction Company Owner Admits He Was No War Hero, No Service-Disabled VeteranMissouri Contruction Owner Pleads Guilty in $6.8M Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Fraud
- Williamsport Woman Sentenced for Embezzling $300,000 from VeteransOhio Legal Assistant Gets 27 Months in Prison for Embezzling $300K Meant for Medical, Financial Needs of Veterans
- Chesterfield Man Pleads Guilty to Fraud ChargesThird Guilty Plea in St. Louis Contract Fraud Case, Missouri Man Accepted $20K in Baseball Tickets, Meals, & Entertainment from Contractors
- Smithville Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Phony Military DocumentsTennessee Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Phony VA and Military Documents on Internet, Faces 3 Years in Prison
- Former Department of Veterans Affairs Official Sentenced to Serve 60 Months in Prison for Conspiracy and Wire FraudFormer Mail-out Pharmacy Officials Gets 60-Month Prison Sentence for Phony Temp Staffing Scheme, Wife Gets Probation
- Pickens Woman Convicted of Government TheftSouth Carolina Woman Faces Up to 10 Years in Prison for Stealing VA Benefits
- Fenton, MO Man Pleads Guilty to Fraud Charges Contractor Agrees to Forfeit $1.5M, Luxury Car; Pleads Guilty to Fraud Involving Contracts Meant for Veteran Businesses
- Le Mars, Iowa, Woman Charged with Theft in Connection with Health CareGrand Jury Indicts Le Mars, Iowa, Woman for Filing $22K in False Travel Claims, Faces Up to 10 Years and $250K Fine.
- Five Veterans Arrested for Selling Drugs at VA Medical CenterFive Veterans Arrested for Selling Heroin and Other Drugs at Bedford, MA Medical Center, Face Up to 20 years in Prison.
- Former Veterans Affairs Worker Sentenced for Selling Cocaine to Vets in TreatmentFormer VA Employee Sentenced to 3 Months in Halfway House for Selling Cocaine to Veterans at Bedford, MA Medical Center.
- Former Postal Employee Sentenced for Theft of MailFormer Postal Employee Gets 3 Months in Prison for Stealing Hydrocodone Intended for Veterans in Eastern Maine.
- Threatening Email Results in Two Years' ProbationMassachusetts Man Gets 2 Years Probation for Threatening e-Mails to Vermont VA Medical Center Employee.
- Postal Employee And Four Others Indicted For Stealing And Cashing U.S. Treasury ChecksAtlanta, GA, Postal Employee and 4 Others Indicted for Stealing and Cashing VA, Social Security,and Tax Refund Checks.
- Employee and Contractor of Florida Property Management Company Plead Guilty to Wire FraudFlorida Man Pleads Guilty To Steering Contracts to Repair VA Foreclosed Property, Faces 20 Years in Prison.
- Former Employee and Contractors of Florida Property Management Company Indicted in Illinois for Conspiracy to Commit Bribery and Wire FraudIllinois Grand Jury Indicts 3 Men for Bribery, Wire Fraud Involving Home Repairs to Foreclosed VA Property.
- Memphis Man Found Guilty Of Intimidating a Federal EmployeeMemphis Man Found Guilty of Intimidating VA Vocational Rehab Counselors, Faces 1 Year in Prison.
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Archive of Press Releases by Offense
Homicide/Assault/Threats
- Clifton Park, NY Research Specialist Pleads Guilty to Criminally Negligent Homicide of a Veteran
- Austin Doctor Convicted of Assaulting VA Patients
- Texas Man Charged in '01 Oxycontin Robbery at V.A. Hospital
- Nursing Assistant Sentenced For Assault On Veteran
- VA Doctor Charged with a Three Count Information for Battery
- Former VA Nurse Plead Guilty to Abuse/Neglect of the Elderly
- VA Nurse Pleads Guilty to Assaulting a Patient
- Fugitive Doctor Indicted Upon Return To United States
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VA Employee Fraud/Bribery
- Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Arrest of Former VA Hospitalworkers Union President for TheftFormer VA Medical Center Union President Arrested for Theft.
- 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 Hines VA Hospital Official Sentenced in $177,000 Theft Case
- Former Houston VA Employee and Her Associate Indicted in Embezzlement Scheme
- Former Union Official Sentenced For Embezzlement
- 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
- Former VA Psychiatrist Sentenced to 15 Years in Jail
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Stolen Valor
- Man arrested for allegedly falsifying military records to obtain benefits, tax breaks (News Article)
- "Operation Stolen Valor" Results in Prosecution of Phony War Heros
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Drug Diversion/Distribution
- Former VA Nurse Pleads Guilty to Diverting Drugs
- Pompano Beach, Florida Man Sentenced for Stealing From U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- Former VA Employee Sentenced for Drug Theft
- VA Employee, Pharmacist Plead Guilty to Drug Theft
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Beneficiary Fraud
- Madison Man Sentenced for Defrauding VAMadison, WI, Man Who Submitted $20K in False Travel Claims To Attend Medical Appointments Lands in Prison for 6 Months.
- Six Months in Jail for Travel Voucher Fraud
- Huntington Man Pleads Guilty to Theft of Government Benefits
- Federal Investigators Unveil "Operation Final Payment" Targeting Veterans Benefit Fraud
- Three Plead Guilty to Participating in Conspiracy to Receive Fraudulent VA Disability Benefits
- Former Atlantic City Mayor Admits Defrauding the Veterans Benefits Administration
- Alleged Paralyzed Veteran Pleads Guilty
- Sugarland, TX, Woman Pleads Guilty to Arson, Tampering with a Government Record
- Veteran Sentenced for Defrauding VA Benefit Program
- Navy Personnel Clerk Indicted
- U.S. Postal Employee Arrested, Charged with Fraud
- Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding a Veterans Affairs Vocational Rehabilitation Program of $450,000
- Glendale, Arizona Woman Indicted for Theft
- Marine and Four Family Members Charged in Fictitious Death Scheme
- Port St. Lucie Painter Sentenced
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Identity Theft
- West Palm Beach, Florida Man Indicted and Arrested for Impersonating a Veteran
- North Carolinian Indicted for Obtaining Credit in Veteran's Names
- Hot Springs Man Arrested for Unauthorized Medical Care
- Georgia Man Sentenced for Impersonating Veteran
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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.
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Contractor Fraud
- OWNER OF ALBUQUERQUE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY CHARGED WITH DEFRAUDING UNITED STATESAlbuquerque Man Indicted For Faking Status as Disabled Veteran, Received $11M in Contracts Intended For Veterans.
- Former maxim healthcare services senior manager sentenced to prison for health care fraudFormer Maxim Healthcare Services Senior Manager Sentenced to Prison for Health Care Fraud.
- Former Executives of International Medical Device Maker Sentenced to Prison in Unlawful Clinical Trials Case
- Luthersville Man Indicted for Entering into Set-Aside Contracts for Service-Disabled Veterans Under False PretensesLutherville, GA, Man Indicted for Entering into Set-aside Contracts for Service Disabled Veterans Under False Pretenses.
- Indictment: Construction Company Owner No War Hero, Never Eligible for Service-Disabled Veteran Set Asides
- Brooklyn Businessman Who Falsely Claimed to be a Disabled Veteran Found Guilty of Fraud in Manhattan Federal Court
- GlaxoSmithKline to Plead Guilty & Pay $750 Million to Resolve Criminal and Civil Liability Regarding Manufacturing Deficiencies at Puerto Rico Plant
- International Medical Device Maker Agrees to Plead Guilty in Connection with Shipments of Adulterated and Misbranded Bone Cement Products as Part of Unlawful Clinical Trials
- Ortho-McNEIL Pharmaceutical, LLC Pleads Guilty to Illegal Promotion of Topomax and is Sentenced to Criminal Fine of $6.14 Million
- 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
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Mortgage Fraud
- Texas Man Sentenced for Real Estate Fraud
- California Resident Sentenced
- California Residents Sentenced
- Alabama Resident Pleads Guilty to Mail Fraud
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Fiduciary Fraud
- Veterans’ Benefit Fiduciary and Former U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Employee plead Guilty to Embezzling Nearly $900,000
- 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