Fri Jul 1, 2022 – 7:16 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) notified the family of a veteran detained for his role in the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol that it will stop all benefits payments to them after receiving notification about his indictment from the Department of Justice (DOJ), according to a report by The Epoch Times.
In an unsigned letter dated June 13, the VA informed the family of Kenneth Harrelson that it would suspend all benefits payments after receiving notification from the DOJ that Harrelson was indicted and charged in connection to the January 6 “Stop the Steal” rally. “Pursuant to 38 U.S. Code § 6105(a) … after receiving notice of an indictment for the above offense” the “VA must suspend payment of gratuitous benefits pending disposition of the criminal proceedings,” the letter states. “If convicted, gratuitous benefits are forfeited, automatically, from and after the date of the offense.”
The letter also stated that if convicted, Harrelson’s family would be charged for any “overpayment” the VA gave them in benefits from the time the crime was perpetrated to the date of the suspension.
Harrelson faces six charges
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