Owner and Four Employees of Crystal Lake Business Charged with Defrauding United States, U.S. Military Veterans, and Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business
Illinois Businessman, Others Indicted for Falsely Claiming Disabled Veteran Business Status To Win Set Aside Contracts Meant for Veterans...Read this press release
Congressional Testimony
Statement of Office of Inspector General Department of Veterans Affairs to Subcommittee on Health Committee on Veterans’ Affairs United States House of Representatives Hearing on VA Fee Basis: Examining Solutions to A Flawed System September 14, 2012 More
Healthcare Inspection - Effectiveness of Actions to Correct Dental Instrument Reprocessing Deficiencies, St. Louis VA Medical Center, St. Louis, Missouri
The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) Office of Healthcare Inspections conducted a review to follow-up on our report, Follow-Up Evaluation of Dental Instrument Reprocessing Deficiencies, St. Louis VA Medical Center, St. Louis, Missouri (Report No. 10-03346-152, April 5, 2012). The purpose was to determine whether the adverse conditions identified...More
Healthcare Inspection – Alleged Staffing and Quality of Care Issues, VA Black Hills Health Care System, Hot Springs, SD
At the request of Senators Tim Johnson and John Thune and Representative Kristi Noem, OIG performed an inspection at the VA Black Hills Health Care System, Hot Springs, SD to determine the validity of allegations they received regarding staffing, quality of care, and safety concerns. The complainants expressed concerns that...More
Houston Attorney and Former VA Fiduciary Convicted of Conspiracy and Tax Fraud
Houston Attorney Admits Taking Money from Veterans' Bank Accounts and Falsifying Accounting Statements, Faces Jail Time and $250K Fine...Read this press release
OIG Monthly Highlights
Read about our top reports and investigations in July 2012...Read the Monthly Highlights
Sixteen Veterans Indicted For Separate Acts To Defraud The Department of Veterans Affairs
False Mileage Claims To Attend Medical Appointments Lead to Indictments for 16 Ohio Veterans ...Read this press release
Audit of VHA's Medical Care Collections Fund Billing of VA-Provided Care
We conducted this audit to determine the extent VHA’s Medical Care Collections Fund program identified third-party billing opportunities for VA-provided medical care. Our previous audit on Non-VA provided medical care determined VA missed opportunities to increase third-party revenue by $110.4M annually or $552M over 5 years. VHA advised it...More