Ordered To Pay $25,955.06 Restitution
MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced today that PAUL DANIEL MORRISON, age 55, of Poteau, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 3 years of probation for THEFT OF GOVERNMENT FUNDS, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 641. MORRISON was also ordered to pay $25,955.06 in restitution.
The charge is a result of an investigation by the Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Inspector General. The defendant was indicted in August, 2015.
The Indictment alleged that beginning in or about December, 2011, and continuing until on or about July 9, 2013, within the Eastern District of Oklahoma, the defendant, did willfully and knowingly steal and purloin money of the Department of Veterans Affairs, a department or agency of the United States, namely, Department of Veterans Affairs Monthly Non-Service Connected Pension Benefits payments to which he knew he was not entitled, having a value in excess of $1,000.00.
The Honorable Ronald A. White, District Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, in Muskogee, presided over the hearing.
Assistant United States Attorney Rob Wallace represented the United States.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
