From Military.com:
“North Carolina Nursing
Assistant Sentenced for Defrauding Disabled Veteran”
A certified nursing assistant in
North Carolina has been sentenced to a year and a day in prison and ordered to
pay $90,000 in restitution for defrauding a disabled military veteran, prosecutors
said. Tracey McNeill, 51, of Raeford pleaded guilty in July to wire fraud,
according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North
Carolina. The sentence was handed down on Friday. Court documents say that
between February 2015 and February 2017, McNeill fraudulently obtained VA and
Office of Personnel Management benefits by executing a power of attorney over
the victim, who served in the U.S. Army and worked for the U.S. Postal Service
for 41 years.
An investigation showed McNeill
arranged for the victim, who had dementia, to move into her home in February
2015, then directed the VA and OPM to deposit his benefits into her bank
account. the news release said. The victim passed away on Dec. 6, 2016. In all,
McNeill deposited $61,318 from OPN and $11,151 from the VA, which prosecutors
said she spent on personal expenses. She also listed herself as the beneficiary
of the victim’s retirement and life insurance benefits. OPM sent $17,533 in
life insurance proceeds to McNeill, authorities said.
^ To take advantage of someone
disabled is just plain wrong. To take advantage of a Veteran is just plain
wrong. To take advantage of a disabled Veteran is just plain disgusting. It is
made even more worse when you learn that the victim is dead and not able to
benefit from this sentencing. ^
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