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Inspector finds VA mismanged

INDIANAPOLIS (AP): Indiana’s inspector general has found mismanagement at the state’s Department of Veterans’ Affairs but insufficient evidence for criminal or ethics charges.

The agency’s leader resigned in December after the Indianapolis Star and WRTV-TV questioned its administration of the Military Family Relief Fund, which is supported by fees from specialty veteran license plates.

The Indianapolis Star reported that Inspector General Lori Torres’ investigative report said agency employees with military service records received agency grants intended for needy veterans and that grant recipients didn’t use funds for the intended purpose. Torres also found that a former state senator didn’t account for hours he was paid for under a secretive contract.

But her report found insufficient evidence to support charges against current or former employees, in part due to the agency’s shoddy record-keeping.

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