7/24/2019 Senator Paul

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Oliver

B. Mitchell

lll

PO Box 2705

Long Beach,

California

90801

March 27,2OL4

Senator Rand

Paul

124

RussellSenate

Office

Building

Washington, D.C.

20s10

USPS

CERTIFIED

RECEIPT NUMBER 7013

3O2O

UX}O 38097674

Dear Senator Rand Paul,

My

name

is Oliver

B. Mitchell lll, l'm

a

U.S.

Veteran

and

former

U.S.

Department

of

Veterans

Affairs employee turned

whistleblower. I

would

like

to

take

this opportunity to

say

thank

you

for

your

acknowledgement

and

support

regarding issues facing

our

nation's

veterans.

On

March 24, Z0Ag I filed

several Fraud,

Waste

and Abuse

complaints

against

management officials

at

the West Los

Angeles VA

Medical

Center.

ln

said

complaints

I

alleged

that

management officials

knowingly, willfully

and

intentionally destroyed

records

without

any

approval

from

senior management

officials.

I

qffirm

and

re-alleee

the

allegations

as set

forth,to

be

factual

and true.

My intentions

were

not to entrap,

deceive

or exploit anyone My

disclosure

was

meant

to correct

the

deficiencies

within

our

department and the

agency.

There are two

things at

stake

here,

one

being the

integrity''

of

the

agency and

the other

being

the

health

and

wellbeing

of our

veterans.

When

one

of

the elements

is

out of

sync

then

both elements suffer together.

My

disclosure

should

be

viewed

as

an opportunity for change

and

reform, rather

than

an

opportunity to

dismiss

or

punish.

As

an

agency

we

are tasked

with

a

responsibility

like no

other.

This is

our time to reform this

agency

into

a

modern, 21't

Century

healthcare

system. lt

will require the

input,

work and effort

of

all

those

involved. I

'am

confident that

together

our

President,

this

Congress,

the

Agency,

and

our Nations

Hero's can

come

to the table

and learn to

work

together.

7/24/2019 Senator Paul

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Again, Senator

Paul

I

thank

you

for

your

support,

your

efforts

and

your

understanding.

I

have attached severaldocuments for

your

review.

Should

you

have any

additional

questions,

comments

or

concerns

you

may reach

rne

at

the above address or

via

email at

redpatchmarine@holmail.com

or directly at

t251)

206-1057.

@

oliver BlMitchell

lll