VA Executive Charged With Concealing Gifts and Cash Received from Government Contractors
In March, John H. Windom, 64, was federally indicted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia on three counts: Concealment of Material Facts, False Statements, and Falsification of a Record or Document.
Windom, 64, a retired U.S. Navy Captain and former senior executive at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), served as Executive Director of the Office of Electronic Health Record Modernization (OEHRM) from 2017 to 2022.
In 2022, during the Biden administration, he was reassigned as deputy director of the Federal Electronic Health Modernization Office, a joint DoD-VA initiative.
According to the three-count Indictment, between 2017 and 2021, while Windom was leading the $16 billion acquisition and deployment of the VA’s Electronic Health Records solution, then one of the largest information technology contracts in the federal government, he concealed from the VA, executive branch ethics officials, and the public that he was also accepting, and sometimes demanding, extravagant gifts from a group of contractors and subcontractors who worked on the project he was overseeing.
John H. Windom, a former Biden VA official tasked with overseeing a billion-dollar DEI initiative, was charged with accepting THOUSANDS of dollars worth of undisclosed gifts in return for kickbacks and government contracts.
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U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro, Assistant Director in Charge Darren B. Cox of the FBI’s Washington Field Office, and Veterans Affairs Inspector General Cheryl L. Mason announced the charges.
“As alleged, the defendant exploited his senior position for personal gain and concealed gifts and financial relationships that created serious conflicts of interest in the health care of our nation’s veterans,” said U.S. Attorney Pirro.
“Such conduct is not only a betrayal of the public trust—it undermines confidence in the institutions dedicated to serving those who have sacrificed for this country. Our office will continue to aggressively investigate and prosecute public corruption wherever it occurs, and we remain steadfast in our commitment to protecting the integrity of the programs that support America’s veterans.”
“This indictment sends a clear message that the VA OIG is committed to holding individuals accountable, including VA employees who are alleged to have misused their position of public trust for personal gain,” said Inspector General Mason.
The indictment reveals that between 2017 and 2021 (while overseeing the massive EHR project), he allegedly accepted and sometimes demanded thousands of dollars in gifts from contractors and subcontractors involved in the project.
Gifts reportedly included:
- Cash (at least $2,000)
- Casino chips (about $1,800)
- An $8,200 Louis Vuitton gift card
- Other gift cards and extravagant items (totaling over $15,000–$16,000)
He allegedly concealed these from the VA, ethics officials, and the public, despite knowing he was required to report them.
When questioned by federal agents in 2021, he reportedly denied accepting any such gifts.
If convicted on all counts, he faces up to 20+ years in prison plus financial penalties.
You can read the full indictment here.
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