by Rikki Almanza | Apr 26, 2024
The VA has implemented a temporary ban preventing the Department from reporting Veterans who are deemed incapable of managing their finances to the FBI’s National Instant Background Check System, NICS, which restricts firearm ownership. This ban, which is set to...
by Rikki Almanza | Apr 12, 2024
A recent study by RAND Corporation investigates the levels of support for violent extremist groups and causes among U.S. Military Veterans. The study sheds light on the complex interplay between military experiences, transitions to civilian life, and the emergence of...
by Rikki Almanza | Mar 13, 2024
House lawmakers are pressing the VA for explanations regarding the involvement of consulting firm McKinsey and Company in the department’s decisions to prescribe opioids to Veterans. This occurrence happened while McKinsey and Company was simultaneously advising...
by Rikki Almanza | Feb 5, 2024
A 57-year-old California man, Philip Abod, has been sentenced to one year and a day in prison for defrauding VA out of $105 million in the largest known Post-9/11 GI Bill fraud case. Abod, from Calimesa, played a role in a fraudulent scheme that involved making...
by Rikki Almanza | Jan 18, 2024
Nearly 600 grave markers were stolen overnight from Woodlawn Celestial Gardens, one of the oldest cemeteries in Los Angeles County, located in Compton. The burial ground is the final resting place for city founders and Veterans, including those from the Civil...
by Rikki Almanza | Jan 17, 2024
Pomona’s American Legion Post 30 has fallen victim to a relentless wave of burglaries, leaving the historic building in shambles and its irreplaceable war memorabilia destroyed. The most recent incident occurred on December 30, when nine WWII-era rifles,...
