Veterans-Affairs

DHS Secretary Noem Confronted Over Veteran Deportations in Contentious Congressional Hearing

2025-12-11 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem faced one of the most contentious congressional hearings of the Trump administration’s second term on December 11, 2025, when Representative Seth Magaziner (D-R.I.) publicly confronted her with a Purple Heart recipient she had ordered deported, …

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Charles Forbes Convicted of Veterans Bureau Fraud After Nine-Week Trial

1925-01-30 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

After nine weeks of testimony in federal court in Chicago, a jury convicts Charles Forbes, the first director of the Veterans Bureau, of conspiracy to defraud the U.S. government, along with construction company president E.H. Mortimer. The conviction stems from a $5,000 bribe Forbes accepted from …

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