FBI looks into Congress' claims VA lied about hospital costs
By: Dan Elliott, The Associated Press, December 13, 2016 (Photo Credit: Brennan Linsley/AP)
DENVER — The Justice Department is considering whether to investigate allegations that Veterans Affairs Department executives lied to Congress to conceal massive cost overruns at a $1.7 billion VA hospital under construction outside Denver.
The FBI's Washington field office is reviewing the allegations, the Justice Department said in a letter to Congress. The letter was dated Dec. 9 and made public Tuesday.
The FBI is part of the Justice Department.
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