Richard Allen Griffin

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Department of Veterans Affairs Acting Inspector General Richard Griffin, left, with Retired Medical Director of the Diamond Community-Based Outpatient Center, Phoenix VA Health Care System, Veterans Health Administration Samuel Foote, holds documents as he testifies during a House Committee on Veterans' Affairs hearing on "Scheduling Manipulation and Veteran Deaths in Phoenix: Examination of the OIG's Final Report" on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ** FILE **

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Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Jeff Miller (R-Fla.) speaks to members of the media during a break in testimony from Veteran Affairs Undersecretary for Health for Administrative Operations Assistant Deputy Philip Matkovsky and Acting Veterans Affairs Inspector General Richard Griffin during a late night House Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Monday, June 9, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Jeff Miller (R-Fla.), left, and ranking minority member Rep. Mike Michaud (D-Maine), right, speaks to members of the media during a break in testimony from Veteran Affairs Undersecretary for Health for Administrative Operations Assistant Deputy Philip Matkovsky and Acting Veterans Affairs Inspector General Richard Griffin during a late night House Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Monday, June 9, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Veteran Affairs Undersecretary for Health for Administrative Operations Assistant Deputy Philip Matkovsky, left, and Acting Veterans Affairs Inspector General Richard Griffin, right, return to their seats following a break in testimony at a House Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Monday, June 9, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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** FILE ** Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Jeff Miller (R-Fla.) speaks to members of the media during a break in testimony from Veteran Affairs Undersecretary for Health for Administrative Operations Assistant Deputy Philip Matkovsky and Acting Veterans Affairs Inspector General Richard Griffin during a late night House Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., June 9, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Veteran Affairs Undersecretary for Health for Administrative Operations Assistant Deputy Philip Matkovsky, left, and Acting Veterans Affairs Inspector General Richard Griffin, center, testify at a House Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Monday, June 9, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Veteran Affairs Undersecretary for Health for Administrative Operations Assistant Deputy Philip Matkovsky, right, and Acting Veterans Affairs Inspector General Richard Griffin, left, testify at a House Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Monday, June 9, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Veteran Affairs Undersecretary for Health for Administrative Operations Assistant Deputy Philip Matkovsky, left, and Acting Veterans Affairs Inspector General Richard Griffin, right, testifies at a House Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Monday, June 9, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Veteran Affairs Undersecretary for Health for Administrative Operations Assistant Deputy Philip Matkovsky, left, and Acting Veterans Affairs Inspector General Richard Griffin, right, testifies at a House Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Monday, June 9, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Rep. Tim Huelskamp (R-Kan.), center, speaks as Left to right: Government Accountability Office health care director Debra Draper, Veteran Affairs Undersecretary for Health for Administrative Operations Assistant Deputy Philip Matkovsky, Acting Veterans Affairs Inspector General Richard Griffin, and Assistant Veterans Affairs Inspector General for Audits and Evaluations Linda Halliday testify at a House Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Monday, June 9, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Rep. Tim Walz (D-Minn.) speaks as Government Accountability Office health care director Debra Draper, Veteran Affairs Undersecretary for Health for Administrative Operations Assistant Deputy Philip Matkovsky, Acting Veterans Affairs Inspector General Richard Griffin, and Assistant Veterans Affairs Inspector General for Audits and Evaluations Linda Halliday testify at a House Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Monday, June 9, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Acting Veterans Affairs Inspector General Richard Griffin testifies at a House Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Monday, June 9, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Veteran Affairs Undersecretary for Health for Administrative Operations Assistant Deputy Philip Matkovsky, left, and Acting Veterans Affairs Inspector General Richard Griffin, right, testifies at a House Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Monday, June 9, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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American Legion National Legislative Commission Deputy Director Ian DePlanque, left, sits in the audience and listens as Veteran Affairs Undersecretary for Health for Administrative Operations Assistant Deputy Philip Matkovsky, center, and Acting Veterans Affairs Inspector General Richard Griffin, right, testify at a House Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Monday, June 9, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Veteran Affairs Undersecretary for Health for Administrative Operations Assistant Deputy Philip Matkovsky, left, and Acting Veterans Affairs Inspector General Richard Griffin, right, testifies at a House Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Monday, June 9, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Acting Veterans Affairs Inspector General Richard Griffin testifies at a House Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Monday, June 9, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Acting Veterans Affairs Inspector General Richard Griffin testifies at a House Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Monday, June 9, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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American Legion Headquarters Executive Director Peter Gaytan, center, American Legion National Legislative Commission Deputy Director Ian DePlanque, right, listens in the audience as Acting Veterans Affairs Inspector General Richard Griffin, left, testifies at a House Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Monday, June 9, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)