VA executive accused of demanding gifts in the form of cash, casino chips from contractors John Windom, who led the VA’s electronic health record modernization effort, received more than $15,000 from a group of contractors.

A dept of the #VA official who oversaw the effort to modernize VA health records was indicted this week & is accused of leveraging his position to receive gifts from a group of government contractors that he nicknamed “the Power Group.”

#JohnWindom, 64, a retired Navy officer, was charged with...

VA executive accused of demanding gifts in the form of cash, casino chips from contractors John Windom, who led the VA’s electronic health record modernization effort, received more than $15,000 from a group of contractors.

A Department of VA official, #JohnWindom, 64, a retired Navy officer, was charged with making false statements, concealment of material facts and falsification of a record or document tied to a failure to report more than $15,000 in cash, casino chips and other gifts from contractors.