Kristopher M. Voyles, Theft of Government Property, Tennessee 2021

A Georgia man has been sentenced to 27 months in prison and three years' supervised release for stealing medical treatment using a veteran's identity.

Kristopher M. Voyles, 31, of Georgia, was sentenced by the Honorable Clifton L. Corker in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Greeneville on June 23, 2021.

As part of a negotiated plea agreement, Voyles pled guilty to theft of more than $1,000 of government property. He will be required to make restitution of $20,502 to the Department of Veteran's Affairs.

According to court records, Voyles is not a veteran and has never served in the United States military. On October 9, 2019, Voyles used the name, date of birth, and social security number of a United States veteran when receiving medical services at a hospital in Knoxville, Tennessee.

The next day, while still impersonating the veteran, Voyles obtained a transfer to the VA Medical Center in Johnson City, Tennessee. He used fraudulently obtained identification documents, and a fraudulently obtained Form DD214. For approximately a week, Voyles accepted medical goods, items, and services from the VA Medical Center. The value of the goods, items, and services Voyles stole was $20,502.

When apprehended, Voyles still had the veteran's identification documents with him, including the fraudulently obtained Form DD214. Subsequent investigation revealed that Voyles had previously been prosecuted by Atlanta, Georgia authorities for using the same veteran's identity to obtain prescription drugs from the VA Medical Center in Atlanta.

The federal investigation was led by Special Agent Charles Pack of the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General. Assistant U.S. Attorney Mac Heavener represented the United States.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edtn/pr/georgia-man-sentenced-stealing-medical-treatment-using-veteran-s-identity