Federal judge orders $501 million payment in veterans' benefits case
A federal judge in Greenville has ordered California businessman Scott Kohn to pay $501 million in a civil case involving the buying and selling of military veterans' benefits, an illegal practice illuminated by an investigation of The Greenville News. Kohn and a web of his affiliated companies must pay $436 million in restitution to thousands of veterans and other pensioners across the nation, according to an order that U.S. District Judge Bruce Hendricks signed last month. Kohn and his companies also are required to pay $65 million in penalties to the federal Consumer Financial Protectio...
Source: greenvilleonline.com