Kevin Rumph, Jr., has pleaded guilty to a charge of theft of medical products. Rumph used his US Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) issued credit card to buy over $1.9 million worth of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) equipment, which he stole and then sold. According to Acting US Attorney Erskine, the charges and other information presented in court: Kevin Rumph, Jr., 41, of Fairburn, Georgia, was a purchasing agent employed by the VA. He had been employed there since 2012. He worked in the VA’s Prosthetic Department at its Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) located in Fort McPherson, Atlanta, Georgia. Rumph’s job duties included receiving prosthetic request forms and prescriptions from physicians, therapists, patients, and patient representatives, and reviewing those forms for proper documentation and justification of the items, services, and durable medical equipment being requested.
Rumph prepared purchase orders for a wide variety of prosthetic and sensory aids devices, medical supplies, and durable medical equipment and coordinated the delivery of medical equipment and supplies through contracted providers utilizing his VA-issued purchase card. In addition to his legitimate purchases for veterans’ healthcare needs, Rumph used his government-issued purchase card to make unauthorized purchases of CPAP supplies from a supplier in Alabama. He then stole and sold the CPAP supplies to a vendor located in Ohio. CPAP supplies are medical products used to treat obstructive sleep apnea.
