Federal agents are investigating a U.S. Army couple in Texas for allegedly defrauding the military out of as much as $11 million, according to an affidavit unsealed last week. The raid by federal agents yielded more than 20 vehicles and the money from 10 bank accounts belonging to married U.S. Army veterans in Texas, according to the affidavit. Army investigators obtained warrants last month to confiscate the funds and property and to collect evidence of the alleged fraud during their search of the home of the retired sergeants, recently unsealed federal court records say. Investigators told the court there was probable cause to believe the couple committed crimes including wire fraud, identity theft and money laundering. The affidavit alleges that, starting around 2014, Pelayo registered soldiers around the country for subsidies of $255 or $265 a month.

Source: Fox News July 16, 2020 23:15 UTC