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70 Months for Fraud

David Richard Scott, 58, of Santa Monica, was sentenced Monday to 70 months in prison for defrauding the Department of Veterans Affairs of more than $13 million while running parking lots at the VA’s medical facilities in Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES — David Richard Scott, 58, of Santa Monica, was sentenced Monday to 70 months in prison for defrauding the Department of Veterans Affairs of more than $13 million while running parking lots at the VA’s medical facilities in Los Angeles.

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