West Palm Beach, FL - The Department of Veterans Affairs arrested one of its own, accusing the police officer of stealing $1,632 from the government.
Former Veterans Affairs Police Officer Mashawn King, 25, of Palm Beach Gardens, worked at the West Palm Beach VA Medical Center since September 2008.
He was charged Monday with grand theft and organized fraud. King was stripped of his law enforcement credentials following the charges, officials said.
King used his government-issued credit card for 13 unauthorized cash advances, investigators said. The card was supposed to be used for travel-related expenses.
King reported the fraud after he was contacted by the VA for nonpayment on the card, authorities said. The purchases were made between April and May 2009. Details were not ava....
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