The FBI has opened a criminal investigation into the Veterans Administration. Director James Comey confirmed Wednesday that the agency’s Phoenix office had begun the investigation:
From CNN:
The FBI says it has opened a criminal investigation of the Veterans Affairs Department, which is grappling with a scandal over long waiting lists to provide care and allegations that paperwork was faked to make delays appear shorter.
FBI Director James Comey told a House hearing on Wednesday the bureau’s Phoenix office has joined an ongoing review by the VA inspector general.
The move at least partly satisfies requests from key members of Congress from both parties who have pressed for a full probe by the Justice Department as the scandal accelerated in recent weeks and led to the resignation of VA Secretary Eric Shinseki in May.
Officials have said the inspector general is sharing findings with federal prosecutors, and the Justice Department could launch a full-blown criminal probe if any of the information meets the standard for doing so.
An audit released earlier this week revealed that 57,000 veterans have been waiting 90 days or longer for their first VA appointment, while another 64,000 never even got appointments. Other recent reviews exposed the practice of employees manipulating appointment schedules to hide wait times. A report from the Veterans Affairs inspector general indicated that inappropriate scheduling practices are a systemic issue.
Many of these problems first gained intense media attention after reports at the Phoenix VA center, and this is where the FBI is expected to begin its investigation.
Source: Legal Insurrection
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Nothing will be done. The FBI is just another tool for the Obama dictatorship, and he hates Vets. Remember all vets are DOMESTIC TERRORIST to him and his departments.
hmmm well at least now we will find out if the the FBI is as corrupt as the rest of them and i kind of doubt they are
FBI needs to be investigated for dragging its heals.
Our laugh for the day. What kind of an investigation will the fbi do when they are controlled by eric holder who in turn is controlled by obama? Don’t expect an out come that will fire any one or press criminal charges against any one. It will all come out in obama’s favor.
The records will probably get misplaced !
all talk no action
“…FBI forced” because the criminal ObamaNation wants to bury this under the rug like all the other illegal acts going on. I pray the FBI does the right thing with NO Politics.
being forced says enough about what’s wrong
The Government way; wait til someone gets caught and then launch a phony investigation to shut up the people and nothing ever happens to anyone. It would be very interesting to see just exactly and for how long some Governmental Agency has been doing wrong and getting away with it. People, these are wake up calls to unite and take back total control of DC and the WH
this way obama will not have to answer any questions about VA because it will be an on going investigation.