Jail Time For Bad Rating Teams?

[Guest Morgan]

I found this on another Vet site and thought it interesting.

TITLE 18,m PART I, CHAPTER 73, Sec. 1505

Obstruction of proceedings before departments,

agencies, and committees

Whoever, with intent to avoid, evade, prevent, or obstruct

compliance, in whole or in part, with any civil investigative demand

duly and properly made under the Antitrust Civil Process Act, willfully

withholds, misrepresents, removes from any place, conceals, covers up,

destroys, mutilates, alters, or by other means falsifies any documentary

material, answers to written interrogatories, or oral testimony, which

is the subject of such demand; or attempts to do so or solicits another

to do so; or

Whoever corruptly, or by threats or force, or by any threatening

letter or communication influences, obstructs, or impedes or endeavors

to influence, obstruct, or impede the due and proper administration of

the law under which any pending proceeding is being had before any

department or agency of the United States, ...

Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five

years, or both.

Wonder how many VAROs could stay open if this were enforced?

Edited February 14, 2006 by Morgan

[Magoo_Mr.]

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WOW ... this is a GREAT STATEMENT of LAW to .. POST ON EVERY CLAIM .. that you submit to the VARO.

And put it on the FRONT of the VERY FIRST CLAIM(s) PAGE too.

I love this find.

Thanks ...

... Maoo .. aka .. ...

PS ... Heck ... You could even have a rubber stamp made up with .. "That Statement Of Law" .. and stamp it on each claims page and all over the big brown envelope that you send to the VARO too. . B)

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[Guest allanopie]

>Wonder how many VAROs could stay open if this were enforced?

Thank you Carrie.

I wonder who does the enforcing, how they enforce it or why they don't. It's a federal offence, isn't it? It must not apply to Vets, or Buyers couldn't get away with falsely targeting, mentally disabled Vets for a living.

I remember a man getting his wife & son killed by sharp shooters, over cutting off a shotgun for a friend. But he didn't kill anyone.

[Guest Morgan]

Allen,

I keep asking that same question. Laws are in place but veterans are at a loss in how to see them enforced. MANY times, what the VA does IS criminal, there is no doubt, but who will help veterans win in court? It seems veterans and their families just keep cursing the darkness. If we could find adequate legal counsel, and if veterans were well enough (mentally and physically) and willing to fight this as a group, more could be done than merely lighting a candle.

For the life of me, I can't figure why a successful class action suit hasn't been brought against the VA on behalf of veterans who have been wronged. Of course, I realize something could be being done that I haven't heard about.

All I know is, veterans are hurting; they deserve better than what is going on.

Carrie