Lawmaker says VA protecting ‘corrupt and incompetent’ employees

By Sarah Bedford

Published February 25, 2016 11:02pm ET

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Lawmaker says VA protecting ‘corrupt and incompetent’ employees — "A VA investigation has already substantiated that both employees committed serious misconduct in violation of multiple VA regulations and quite possibly the law, yet both of these individuals are still collecting taxpayer-funded paychecks," Jeff Miller said. (AP Photo)

Rep. Jeff Miller, chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, blasted the Department of Veterans Affairs Thursday for allowing one executive accused of serious misconduct at the Cincinnati VA hospital to retire with full benefits and another to remain on the agency’s payroll while two investigations continued to uncover evidence of abuse at the facility.

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