Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
The FBI has opened a criminal investigation into widespread problems at the Veterans Affairs Department, CNN reports.
Among other things, agents are examining the long wait lines and whether paperwork was falsified to make delays appear shorter.
“At the department’s direction, the FBI has instructed agents in its Phoenix office to conduct an investigation into the allegations related to the VA. Federal prosecutors will be working with these investigators to determine whether there is a basis for criminal charges.”
The scandal has already led to the resignation of VA Secretary Eric Shinseki last month.
Managers in Phoenix are accused of using secret waiting lists to disguise the length of time it took to get appointments, CNN wrote.
