A benefits service representative with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has been indicted on bribery, extortion, and related charges.
The U.S. Attorney's Office in Rhode Island charged 45-year-old Michael Darrah of Taunton, Massachusetts with soliciting and accepting bribes from veterans and family members to approve dependent care and/or disability benefits.
Darrah faces six charges, including three of bribery.
He is alleged to have taken nearly 28-thousand dollars to help expedite claims and trying to get a witness to not cooperate with the investigation against him.
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