Two Veterans Affairs employees, including a Kent man, were arrested today on suspicion of submitting fraudulent claims totaling more than $100,000, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Two Veterans Affairs employees, including a Kent man, were arrested today on suspicion of submitting fraudulent claims totaling more than $100,000, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Read more: http://blog.thenewstribune.com/crime/2012/06/19/veterans-affairs-employees-charged-with-fraud/
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Richland's Veterans Affairs Clinic is accepting donations to help with the agency's VA2K fitness initiative and housing program.
The clinic, on the second floor of the Federal Building at 825 Jadwin Ave., is seeking cleaning supplies such as brooms, sponges and buckets through Friday to help support homeless veterans. The items are used to help veterans moving from homelessness into housing with help from the VA.
For information, call 946-1020.
The Department of Veterans Affairs’ delays in acting on disability claims isn’t just inconvenient. Congressional testimony Thursday indicates that at least two veterans may have died “due to delay in care.”
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Golf is more than just a game for many servicemen and women returning home after sustaining wounds in combat, be it the loss of one or more limbs or being blinded or suffering a traumatic brain injury. Recreational activities like golf can have a positive impact on the health and recovery of veterans and their families. That’s the driving force behind ongoing plans to add an additional nine holes to the American Lake Veterans Golf Course in Lakewood.
The U.S. Department of Labor is hosting a job fair for former military service members Friday at the Department of Veterans Affairs’ American Lake site.
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