A former Veterans Affairs supervisor in Chicago has pleaded guilty to taking kickbacks from the head of a medical supply company in exchange for approving payments for products the department never received.
Federal prosecutors alleged Duncan received thousands of dollars in kickbacks over the course of seven years from Dingle, who headed a medical supply company in Dolton. In return, Duncan would initiate and approve product purchases for the VA from DIngle’s company knowing those orders would never be filled.
In that role, he had authority to use VA funds for department purchases, though purchases over a certain amount were subject to additional oversight, according to the indictment. From 2012 until 2019, Duncan allegedly initiated numerous purchases from Dingle’s company that were well below that amount.
When he learned In late 2018 that the VA Inspector General’s Office was investigating this scheme, Duncan created fake invoices from Helping Hands — a third-party company Duncan managed — to show that he’d been paid for work performed for Dingle’s company. He also allegedly instructed Dingle to lie to the inspector general’s office when questioned about the payments.
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