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VA will no longer send veterans’ benefits to multiple bank accounts
The change is expected to affect about 50,000 veterans currently using multiple accounts for their federal stipend payouts.
Vet who leg pressed 800 pounds on Insta admits to VA disability theft
Adams, 50, pleaded guilty July 25 to theft of government funds after he admitted to stealing $106,245 in VA payments.
By Jon Simkins
Former education CEO sentenced in largest GI Bill fraud case yet
The Department of Justice said it is the largest Post-9/11 GI Bill fraud case.
By Zamone Perez
What Congress can do to protect military families from financial fraud
Service members, veterans, and their families are disproportionately at risk of financial fraud and identity theft.
By Hari Ravichandran and Kathy Roth-Douquet
Should VA keep spending leftover COVID funds or give them back?
When the national COVID-19 emergency ended earlier this month, about $2.1 billion in extra money for veterans support remained unused.
Lawyer pleads guilty to defrauding veterans, retirees out of millions
A woman used her law firm to prey on retiree investors and “military veterans in desperate financial straits.”
By Jon Simkins
Execs at Austal, which builds LCSs for US Navy, indicted for fraud
Austal USA’s president, one of the three indicted executives, resigned in 2021 following an investigation into practices dating back more than four years.
Wis. election officials weigh changes to military voting
State election officials are weighing changes to military absentee voting after a top Milwaukee election official was charged with fraud.
By Harm Venhuizen