Lawyer pleads guilty to defrauding veterans, retirees out of millions
A woman used her law firm to prey on retiree investors and “military veterans in desperate financial straits.”
By J.D. Simkins
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2 plead guilty after stealing more than $100 million in GI Bill funds
The pair reportedly falsified enrollment and course completion numbers in order to scheme the agency out of more than $100 million.
Ponzi scheme leader who preyed on vets sentenced to 10 years
The conspiracy entrapped veterans in exploitative loans, with interest rates as high as 240%.
5 convicted of stealing veteran, Social Security benefits
The scheme resulted in the actual loss of nearly $1 million.
September sentencing in military transportation bribery case
Prosecutors said that businessman agreed to pay $250,000 in kickbacks to a civilian employee of the Marine Forces Reserves distribution management office in New Orleans.
Excerpt from ‘Call Me Commander’ by Jeff Testerman and Daniel M. Freed
"Call Me Commander" shows how reporters revealed the U.S. Navy Veterans Association was a scam, and uncovered how the man who operated it was a Harvard Law School graduate and former U.S. Army intelligence officer who had been wanted since the 1980s.
By Jeff Testerman and Daniel Freed