Federal Reports

This audit assessed the Peace Corps' internal controls over the budget, obligation, and disbursement of CARES Act funds, including compliance with the law and other implementing guidance. We concluded that the Peace Corps complied with necessary provisions of the law and other relevant policies and did not issue any recommendations with this report.

Chanh Van Le, aka Kevin Le, a resident of Chino, California, was sentenced on November 22, 2021, in United States District Court, Central District of California, to eight months in prison, three years’ probation, and was ordered to pay $1,150,000 in joint restitution. Kevin Le previously pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States. Our investigation found that Kevin Le opened bank accounts for Thu Van Le, a.k.a. Tony Le, a California pharmacist, and allowed Tony Le to deposit funds into the accounts knowing they were proceeds from reimbursements paid by Tricare for medically unnecessary compounded medications. Tony Le was previously sentenced to 70 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $10,982,759 to Tricare and $768,488 to Amtrak’s health care benefit plan. Tony Le’s pharmacy submitted more than $13 million in fraudulent claims for unnecessary compounded medications, of which $929,000 was billed to Amtrak’s health care benefit plans.

OIG issues this advisory regarding Fraudulent Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) Enrollments Based On USDA National School Lunch Program Community Eligibility Provision.

OIG issues this advisory regarding Fraudulent Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) Enrollments Based On USDA National School Lunch Program Community Eligibility Provision.