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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One can only hope this isn’t another FBI cover up like the Nevada fiasco.
Obama IS a terrorist!!!
With Obama incharge, they wont find anything
THE FBI DOES WHAT EVER THE MUSLIM TELLS THEM TO DO. WHY IS EVERY ONE AFRAID OF HIM. I WISH HOOVER WAS STILL HERE OBAMA WOULD HAVE BEEN IN PRISON DURING HIS FIRST THREE MONTHS. A RETIRED MARINE.
hell they are not real Law Enforcement anymore, they are now HOLDER/OBAMA’s BOYS and GIRLS… They just bend over and say thank you. look what they have done for the PEOPLE in the last 5 years… Ignored more then they have done.
obamas DOGS cover his ass
If they really find anything wrong and actually charge someone and prosecute I will be fooled. The real books will dissapear like the IRS emails. obama and his administration have litter boxes they use to cover their stuff up . The Whitehouse is really beginning to smell.
OUR VETERANS NEED BETTER THAN THIS !!!!!
OBAMA AND THE SCUM BAG UNIONS NEED TO BE PROSECUTED FOR MURDER !!!!! American Federation of Government Employees, or AFGE, the union that dominates the VA. For AFGE, the VA is a jobs program: The union wants more patients, bigger VA budgets and more staff — never mind what ailing vets need. IT’S TIME FOR VETS TO BE TREATED AT GOOD HOSPITALS AT VA EXPENSE
AND DO IT NOW !!!!
Obama is using the status of an active investigation by the FBI to effectually STOP any information about the abuses done to our veterans from getting out to the public! (Any information from an active investigation is never released) AND we all know, ‘the investigation’ will find no wrong doing! When are they going to STOP the slaughter?!? Just because the head guy is fired doesn’t stop the abuse! Good managers prioritize and see problems coming so money can be spent in a judicious manner and services aren’t interrupted. For ten years or more, administration at the VA have gotten ‘bonuses’. You can clearly see where their priorities are. They could send cards to all veterans that allow them to go to the doctor of their choice until they’ve cleaned up the cesspool they have at the VA’s across the country! They don’t speak Arabic so they stand at the end of a VERY LONG LINE!!!
They need to come to Tucson!!!