The Fiduciary Was His Mother

Appointed by the VA to guard her wheelchair-bound veteran son’s money, she spent it on a car he never used, her own bills, and trips she took without him. 37 months.

Storey became a VA fiduciary on March 18, 2016 for her adult son, who is permanently disabled and wheelchair-bound due to service-connected disabilities — agreeing to use the funds solely for his benefit, file regular accountings, and never commingle funds.

Over five years she transferred the money to her personal account, bought a vehicle the beneficiary never used, paid her own bills, and took trips even when her son was not living with her. She routinely failed to file proper accountings.

The VA OIG investigated. The restitution was ordered paid to the veteran victim — her son.

"purchasing a vehicle the beneficiary never used"
— U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Mississippi

Source: U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Mississippi. Case file in the VA Fraud case files — part of the VA Fraud record. Cases are published as the courts decided them; amounts are stated as the Justice Department states them (billed, stolen, or ordered in restitution, as labeled).