A veteran was sentenced to 366
days' incarceration and 3 years' probation for making false statements, theft,
and wearing unauthorized military medals after an OIG investigation determined
that the veteran testified as the hired hit man in a murder for hire case and
used his altered military history to bolster his credibility.
The veteran
fraudulently received VA benefits by altering and forging various military
records, to include his DD-214. The veteran claimed to have been wounded
in combat and to having earned several medals of valor, to include the Purple
Heart and Silver Star. The loss to VA was $95,088.
