Lawton Man Sentenced To 5 Years For Defrauding U.S. Department Of Veteran Affairs
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN — Joseph Scott Gray, 53, of Lawton, Michigan was sentenced to five years in federal prison for lying to the Department of Veterans Affairs to obtain over $250,000 in benefits to which he was not entitled. To obtain those benefits, Gray repeatedly told the VA he could not walk or stand, when in fact, he could.
On October 26, 2017, Gray went to the Battle Creek VA Medical Center for an exam, and he arrived in a wheelchair: