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He met them regularly at a Maryland casino resort to mentor as part of a self-developed mentorship program on building government contracting businesses, the indictment said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Court records say Windom allegedly accepted an $8,200 Louis Vuitton gift card, $2,000 in cash, $1,800 worth of casino chips, a $1,000 gift card, $2,000 in cash or casino chips and a $631 high-efficiency particulate air filter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs 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\u2019s veterans,\u201d U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C., Jeanine Pirro said in a statement Wednesday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSuch conduct is not only a betrayal of the public trust\u2014it undermines confidence in the institutions dedicated to serving those who have sacrificed for this country,\u201d Pirro added. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The VA\u2019s health records modernization program began in 2017 under President Donald Trump\u2019s first term, a sole-source $10 billion contract that followed the DOD\u2019s award to Cerner for a new electronic medical records system. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The project was originally scheduled to take 10 years and cost $16 billion. 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