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Congressman: FBI will investigate Temple VA hospital

U.S. Rep. John Carter (R-Round Rock) has confirmed that the FBI will investigate criminal allegations at the Veterans Affairs facility in Temple, Texas.

Washington, UNITED STATES: A sign at the United States Department of Veterans Affairs building is shown 15 August, 2006 in Washington,DC. The US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is a Cabinet department of the United States government responsible for administering programs of veterans benefits for veterans, their families, and survivors. It was formerly called the Veterans Administration, also called the VA, which was established 21 July, 1930 to consolidate and coordinate government activities affecting war veterans. (Photo credit should read KAREN BLEIER/AFP/Getty Images)

TEMPLE, Texas -- U.S. Rep. John Carter (R-Round Rock) has confirmed that the FBI will investigate criminal allegations at the Veterans Affairs facility in Temple, Texas.

Carter said the investigation was secured after he spoke with FBI director James Comey.

"I believe that the FBI needs to be investigating the Temple VA facility for criminal activities, and the Veterans Affairs Administration needs to be investigating the facility as well to administer cultural and bureaucratic reforms," Carter said in a statement.