We are all aware of the VAOIG’s policy of “making recommendations” to combat fraud in the VA.   One example of this was in Shreddergate 1, where the VAOIG recommended that those “untrained employees” who shredded Veterans evidence be trained to know the difference between last weeks Burger King wrapper and Veterans’ evidence.

That was a bit too strong, so now the ADVA (Arkansas Dept. of Veteran Affairs) is implementing its “Look the other way plan”….that is, until you get caught, and then your coworkers hang you out to dry to keep their own job.

In Arkansas, this is exactly what happened:

http://arkansasmatters.com/fulltext?nxd_id=546932

However, now even the Arkansas governor is taking heat, because the ADVA’s “look the other way” plan backfired and  went right up the ladder to the governors office:

http://arkansasgopwing.blogspot.com/2012/06/part-ii-swindling-veterans-by-arkansas.html

Arkansas Dept. of Veterans Affairs employees  need not worry about prosecution as the article states , “Criminal charges against Pickard are unlikely, according to the VA.”