Pair who targeted seriously ill veterans for fraud indicted for conspiracy, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft
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Investigative Press Release
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VA
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Department of Veterans Affairs
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United States
What to Report to the OIG Hotline
The Hotline accepts tips or complaints that, on a select basis, result in reviews of: • VA-related criminal activity • Systemic patient safety issues • Gross mismanagement or waste of VA resources • Misconduct by senior VA officials The VA OIG investigates substantial allegations of whistleblower reprisal against employees of VA contractors, grantees, subgrantees, and personal services subcontractors. The VA OIG reports substantiated allegations of reprisal to the employer and VA for corrective action.
What Not to Report to the OIG Hotline
The Hotline does not accept complaints that are unrelated to programs and operations of the Department of Veterans Affairs nor that are addressed in another legal or administrative forum: TYPE OF COMPLAINT WHO SHOULD YOU CONTACT Claim for VA disability and pension benefits, and ratings, appeals, or home loan issues Veterans Benefits Administration (1-800-827-1000) Claim for VA education benefits Veterans Benefits Administration (1-888-442-4551) Patient health care dispute Patient Advocate at your local VA medical facility Tort claim or other legal issue/case/claim Local VA Regional Counsel office (202-461-4900) VA billing issues - Compliance and Business Integrity 1-866-842-4357 Litigation matters Private counsel; applicable court Employee grievances, unfair labor practices, union matters Local union representative, Federal Labor Relations Authority VA employee whistleblower retaliation issues U.S. Office of Special Counsel (1-800-872-9855) Other VA employee whistleblower issues and concerns about VA employee VA Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection performance and accountability (855-429-6669) or (202-461-4119) Whistleblower disclosures not related to the VA U.S. Office of Special Counsel (1-800-872-9855) Discrimination and EEO complaints for VA employees, former VA employees, VA Office of Resolution Management (1-888-566-3982) and applicants for VA positions Discrimination and complaints related to the Uniformed Services Employment U.S. Department of Labor's Veterans' Employment and Training Service and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) and the U.S. Office of Special Counsel Personnel actions/adverse action appeals/MSPB matters U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board Disagreement with law or other political dispute Your elected legislative official
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Florida Company Charged with Conspiring to Sell Misbranded N95 Masks to Hospital in Early Months of COVID-19 Pandemic
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Investigative Press Release
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South Florida U.S. Attorney’s Office Charges an Attorney, Former SBA Employee, Tax Preparer, and others with COVID-19 Fraud Schemes
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Investigative Press Release
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Inspection of Select Vet Centers in Pacific District 5 Zone 1
2024
24-00386-265
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs
The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) Vet Center Inspection Program provides a focused evaluation of aspects of the quality of care delivered at vet centers. The OIG inspected four randomly selected vet centers throughout Pacific district 5 zone 1: Anchorage, Alaska; Eugene, Oregon; and Everett...
Leaders Failed to Address Community Care Consult Delays Despite Staff’s Advocacy Efforts at VA Western New York Healthcare System in Buffalo
2024
23-03679-262
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs
The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a healthcare inspection to assess allegations regarding community care consult appointment scheduling practices and delays for patients with serious health conditions who received community care at the VA Western New York Healthcare System (system)...
VHA Needs to Establish Internal Controls for Developing Its Ambulatory Care Budget Estimate
2024
23-01624-243
Audit
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs
Ambulatory care, which refers to medical services performed in outpatient settings, is the basis by which most care is delivered within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) healthcare system. Because over half of VHA’s medical care budget is for ambulatory care (about $65.1 billion for FY 2023)...
VBA’s and NCA’s Personnel Suitability Programs Need Improved Governance
2024
23-02890-209
Audit
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs
In March 2018, the VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) reported on deficiencies within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) personnel suitability program, concluding that neither VA nor VHA effectively governed the background investigation process to ensure requirements were met at medical...
Inspection of Select Vet Centers in Pacific District 5 Zone 2
2024
24-00388-266
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs
The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) Vet Center Inspection Program provides a focused evaluation of aspects of the quality of care delivered at vet centers. The OIG inspected four randomly selected vet centers throughout Pacific district 5 zone 2: Corona and Temecula, California; and Kauai and...
Inspection of Select Vet Centers in Pacific District 5 Zone 3
2024
24-00389-267
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs
The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) Vet Center Inspection Program provides a focused evaluation of aspects of the quality of care delivered at vet centers. The OIG inspected four randomly selected vet centers throughout Pacific district 5 zone 3: Phoenix and West Valley, Arizona; Antelope...
Mismanaged Mental Health Care for a Patient Who Died by Suicide and Review of Administrative Actions at the VA Tuscaloosa Healthcare System in Alabama
2024
23-02393-250
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs
The OIG evaluated allegations related to the care of a patient who died by suicide six days after a mental health appointment at the VA Tuscaloosa Healthcare System (facility). Concerns regarding appointment scheduling, supervision of a posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) clinic social worker...