A 58-year-old Kent woman received a 17-month prison sentence for a long-lasting fraud scheme that stole more than $1 million in benefits from the Veterans Administration (VA) designed to help severely disabled veterans.
Kelly M. Lee-Carroll recruited her sister and her son to the scheme to defraud Veterans Administration health care and disability benefits, according to a March 17 U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) press release. Lee-Carroll claimed she was unable to walk or care for herself and needed round-the-clock care. In fact, Lee-Carrol was able to walk. She traveled on exotic vacations and purchased a second home in Las Vegas, to go with her Kent home worth over $1 million, all while collecting benefits intended for the most disabled veterans.
“Ms. Lee-Carroll broke the trust she had with her fellow veterans,” said U.S. District Court Judge James L. Robart during her sentencing March 17 in Seattle. “It was intentional and it went on for an extended period of time.”…