{"id":108187,"date":"2020-12-11T22:14:24","date_gmt":"2020-12-12T03:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=108187"},"modified":"2020-12-11T22:14:24","modified_gmt":"2020-12-12T03:14:24","slug":"blind-veteran-got-nearly-1m-in-disability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=108187","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Blind\u2019 veteran got nearly $1M in disability \u2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

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U.S. Attorney Andrew Murray announced today that John Paul Cook, 57, of Alexander, N.C. is facing multiple federal charges for defrauding the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs by receiving veteran benefits based on fraudulent service-connected disabilities.<\/p>\n

Our own ninja sends.<\/p>\n

…until VA caught him driving, Feds say<\/h3>\n

BY HAYLEY FOWLER<\/strong><\/p>\n

John Paul Cook\u2019s fall from a ladder in 1986 while on duty put an end to his short-lived career in the U.S. Army, according to the Department of Justice.<\/p>\n

But that didn\u2019t stop him from profiting off it for the next three decades, prosecutors said.<\/p>\n

Cook, 57, is accused of defrauding the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs of nearly $1 million from 1987 to 2017 while claiming to be legally blind and unable to drive to get groceries or go to medical appointments after his accident, the U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office for the Western District of North Carolina said Wednesday in a news release.<\/p>\n

The VA was reportedly tipped off about the alleged fraud after investigators observed Cook driving around his hometown of Alexander in Western North Carolina \u2014 including to and from his appointments at the VA clinic in nearby Asheville.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Wow. Arrogant or just stupid? Read the entire article here: Charlotte Observer<\/a>
\nThanks, ninja.
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