On December 29, 2009, Roger Ward, Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) Program Support Clerk, pled guilty in Harris County Criminal Court Number 6, Houston, TX, to violating Texas Penal Code 31.03, Theft. Ward received deferred adjudication with two years probation, 30 hours community service, and fines.
Previously, on September 30, 2009, the Harris County District Attorney’s Office filed an Information against Ward. An arrest warrant was issued, and Ward was arrested by local law enforcement on October 6, 2009.
On February 10, 2009, the GSA OIG’s Greater Southwest Regional Office received information fraom GSA Fleet Management regarding the suspected fraudulent use of a Wright Express fuel card assigned to a Government vehicle leased by the VAMC in Houston, TX. Evidence showed that Roger Ward was making the fraudulent charges.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Protective Service and the VA OIG assisted in this investigation. The case was prosecuted by the Harris County District Attorney’s Office.
