Montgomery County Man Who Fraudulently Obtained More Than $240,000 in Disability Benefits From the VA Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that Victor Milbourne, 52, of King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today to 18 months in prison, three years of supervised release, $241,690 in restitution, a $20,000 fine, and a $1,000 special assessment by United States District Judge Paul S. Diamond for defrauding the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) out of approximately $241,260 in benefits.

The defendant was charged by indictment in August 2022 and pleaded guilty in September of last year to 10 counts of theft of government funds.

As detailed in court filings and admitted to by the defendant, from December 1, 2013, through December 1, 2022, Milbourne knowingly defrauded the VA by claiming that he was severely disabled and unable to work due to service-connected injuries, in order to receive disability benefits to which he was not entitled.

In reality, the defendant led a very active lifestyle, including international travel, running his own business, and doing intensive physical workouts multiple times a week. Milbourne used the funds he stole from the VA to support his preferred lifestyle, including frequent dinners out and luxury vacations.

This case was investigated by the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General and FBI Philadelphia’s Fort Washington Resident Agency and prosecuted by Special Assistant United States Attorney Laura Bradbury and Assistant United States Attorneys Anthony Scicchitano and MaryTeresa Soltis.