BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC/Gray News) – A woman has been indicted on charges related to stealing money and lying to agents from the Veterans Affairs Office.
The United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provides monthly benefit payments to eligible surviving spouses of deceased veterans via the Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) benefits program.
To be eligible for the DIC benefits program, a surviving spouse must meet several requirements, including having been married to a veteran at the time of the veteran’s death.
According to court documents, Shelia Sager applied for, and received, DIC benefit payments from the VA as a surviving spouse of a dead veteran…