Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI plans to launch a criminal investigation into potential abuses at a Department of Veterans Affairs medical facility in Temple, Tex., the Statesman reports. The probe comes at a time when several VA facilities are accused of manipulating wait time data. The investigation was triggered by U.S. Rep. John Carter, R-Round…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI’s Phoenix office is handling the criminal investigation of the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Arizona Republic reports. FBI Director James Comey said the Phoenix office is handling the case because the allegations began at the VA in Phoenix. At least 18 Arizona veterans waiting for care in the Phoenix VA…
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…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com In the days before he opened fire at the Washington Navy Yard this week, Aaron Alexis sought emergency treatment twice, Bloomberg reports. The 34-year-old Navy contractor, who had a history of mental illness, requested treatment for insomnia twice in the past month, the Department of Veterans Affairs said Wednesday. Authorities alerted the…
