Rachel Nostrant
Breaking News and Features Reporter
Rachel is a Marine Corps veteran and a master's candidate at New York University's Business & Economic Reporting program.
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Adam Driver’s non-profit brings Broadway to vets, service members
Every year, the non-profit organization provides active duty, reserve, veteran and other military-affiliated personnel the chance to experience Broadway.
Elderly veterans targeted in $134 million Medicare, VA medical care fraud scheme
Michael Nolan, 48, of Tampa, Florida, and Richard Epstein, 29, of Aurora, Colorado, were sentenced Nov. 5 for their roles in a fraud scheme against Medicare and the Department of Veterans Affairs after submitting at least $134 million in fraudulent claims.
GWOT memorial made of over 7,000 dog tags will be displayed at Lincoln Memorial
The Fallen Heroes Memorial, sponsored by Veterans and Athletes United and Tunnel to Towers, will be displayed at the Lincoln Memorial from 7 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. Nov. 11, during which the names of the 7063 servicemembers who made the ultimate sacrifice during the Global War on Terror will be read.
Nationwide celebrations mark 100 years of remembrance of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Nov. 9 and 10 will be the first time in 78 years that Tomb Guards at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery will allow visitors to enter the chains surrounding the Tomb, allowing the public to lay flowers.
Investigative journalist seeks to uncover the truth behind fatal 2017 Niger ambush in documentary
ABC News' James Gordon Meek's new documentary — 3212 Un-redacted — hits Hulu Nov. 11, after spending three years uncovering what he claims is the truth behind the fatal ambush of a team of Army Green Berets in Tongo Tongo, Niger, on Oct. 4, 2017.
Man misused over $100k of brother’s VA benefits, bought Harley, diamond ring and pickup
United States District J. Nicholas Ranjan sentenced Andrew Ziacik, 57, Nov. 1 to one day imprisonment and ordered to pay a $4000 fine and $75,000 in restitution to his brother, Paul Ziacik, after pleading guilty.
Former VA medical center supervisor sentenced in $200k kickback scheme
According to court documents, William H. Precht, 54, of Kent, Ohio was sentenced to 37 months imprisonment and ordered to pay $1,259,390.66 in restitution after pleading guilty to the 28 charges against him.
VA implements new artificial intelligence strategy to improve veteran care
The strategy was designed by the VA to meet four major objectives.
North Carolina nurse sentenced for defrauding veteran with dementia of $90k in benefits
Tracey McNeill, 51, pled guilty to wire fraud July, 6 2021 after defrauding the Department of Veterans Affairs and the U.S. Office of Personnel Management of more than $90,000 of benefits owed to an elderly veteran in her care.
Civilian-owned company that won millions in contracts for disabled veteran-owned businesses will pay back $5 million
The judgment comes years after Strock Contracting Inc., owners Lee Strock and Kenneth Carter and former employee Cynthia Ann Golde, were first accused of fraud, unjust enrichment and violating the False Claims Act in 2015 after receiving Service-Disabled, Veteran-Owned (SDVO) business contracts and benefits.
