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Report on VA due within 3 weeks, Shinseki says
http://hamptonroads.com/2014/05/report-va-due-within-3-weeks-shinseki-saysReport on VA due within 3 weeks, Shinseki says
By Matthew Daly
The Associated Press
© May 15, 2014
WASHINGTON
Facing calls to resign, Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki said Thursday that he hopes to have a preliminary report within three weeks on how widespread treatment delays and falsified patient scheduling reports are at VA facilities nationwide, following allegations that up to 40 veterans may have died while awaiting treatment at the Phoenix VA center.
Shinseki resisted calls from a Democratic senator to bring in the Justice Department and FBI for a criminal investigation. Shinseki said he first wanted to see results of the audit and a report on the VA inspector general's office on its investigation of the Phoenix hospital.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., said there appears to "solid evidence of wrongdoing within the VA system" that could be criminal.
"It's a pattern and practice, apparently, of manipulating lists and gaming the system — in effect, cooking the books, creating false records," Blumenthal said, adding that the VA's inspector general lacked the proper resources to pursue a criminal investigation.