{"id":71020,"date":"2021-11-05T13:44:13","date_gmt":"2021-11-05T13:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/11\/05\/man-misused-over-100k-of-brothers-va-benefits-bought-harley-diamond-ring-and-pickup\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T20:02:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T20:02:16","slug":"man-misused-over-100k-of-brothers-va-benefits-bought-harley-diamond-ring-and-pickup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/veterans\/2021\/11\/05\/man-misused-over-100k-of-brothers-va-benefits-bought-harley-diamond-ring-and-pickup\/","title":{"rendered":"Man misused over $100k of brother\u2019s VA benefits, bought Harley, diamond ring and pickup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The brother of a service-disabled Navy veteran was sentenced in federal court Nov. 1 for the misappropriation of his brother\u2019s Veterans Affairs benefits, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-wdpa\/pr\/new-kensington-man-sentenced-misappropriating-va-benefits\">press release<\/a> by the U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">United States District J. Nicholas Ranjan sentenced Andrew Ziacik, 57, to one day imprisonment and ordered him to pay a $4,000 fine and $75,000 in restitution to his brother, Paul Ziacik, after pleading guilty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ziacik originally entered a plea of not guilty November of 2020, but officially changed his plea to guilty June 2, 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to court documents, Ziacik acknowledged that between 2013 and 2017, he was the appointed federal fiduciary for a VA beneficiary, meaning that he was responsible for receiving his older brother\u2019s VA income and ensuring that all of his debts were paid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But in direct violation of the Fiduciary Agreement, Ziacik misappropriated his brother\u2019s VA benefits to purchase for himself \u2014 among other things \u2014 a Harley Davidson motorcycle, a GMC Sierra truck and a diamond ring, according to court documents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Between 2013 and 2017, Ziacik made more than 100 unauthorized ATM cash withdrawals, taking a total of $25,647.25, from his brother\u2019s beneficiary account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also unlawfully transferred funds from his brother\u2019s account to his own personal accounts 41 times, sending himself approximately $139,950.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the press release, Ziacik also failed to provide the VA with complete and accurate records when a formal accounting inquiry was initiated in August 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a letter to the court, Ziacik wrote about the relationship between the two brothers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI was so happy and glad for him to be starting his life on his own and choosing the path he chose,\u201d Ziacik wrote. \u201cWhile in the Navy, it was the longest time my brother and I have ever been apart.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ziacik then wrote about the time his brother surprised him at home while he was on leave from the Navy, hitchhiking all the way to Pennsylvania from Naval Base Kitsap Keyport in Washington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the letter, the next time Ziacik saw his brother, he was lying in a hospital bed on life support from unspecified injuries, spending the summer in a coma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ziacik wrote that he\u2019s been taking care of his brother since he was 15, when his brother finally came home after months spent recovering in a VA hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPaul and I have a special bond,\u201d Ziacik wrote. \u201cWe cherish that bond.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI am sorry for the inappropriate mishandling of my brother\u2019s dividends that I was responsible for,\u201d Ziacik wrote. \u201cI am ashamed of myself and extremely embarrassed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Assistant U.S. Attorney Eric G. Olshan prosecuted the case on behalf of the federal government. The investigation into Ziacik was conducted by the VA\u2019s Office of Inspector General.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>United States District J. Nicholas Ranjan sentenced Andrew Ziacik, 57, Nov. 1 to one day imprisonment and ordered to pay a $4000 fine and $75,000 in restitution to his brother, Paul Ziacik, after pleading guilty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":26110,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_acf":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":19,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_smg_distribution_targets":[]},"categories":[101,23,89,26,19],"tags":[8456],"coauthors":[3318],"class_list":["post-71020","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily-news-roundup","category-home","category-middle-column","category-newsletters","category-veterans","tag-veterans"],"acf":{"subheadline":"","legacy_arc_id":"QT4DRGSQNNBZVH3EHLUR7SY6YE","arc_canonical_url":"\/veterans\/2021\/11\/05\/man-misused-over-100k-of-brothers-va-benefits-bought-harley-diamond-ring-and-pickup\/","remove_feature_photo":false,"is_sponsored":false,"subtype":"","redirect_url":"","disable_inline_ads":false,"native_logo_pretext":"Presented By:"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v28.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Man misused over $100k of brother\u2019s VA benefits, bought Harley, diamond ring and pickup - Navy Times<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"United States District J. Nicholas Ranjan sentenced Andrew Ziacik, 57, Nov. 1 to one day imprisonment and ordered to pay a $4000 fine and $75,000 in restitution to his brother, Paul Ziacik, after pleading guilty.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Man misused over $100k of brother\u2019s VA benefits, bought Harley, diamond ring and pickup\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"United States District J. Nicholas Ranjan sentenced Andrew Ziacik, 57, Nov. 1 to one day imprisonment and ordered to pay a $4000 fine and $75,000 in restitution to his brother, Paul Ziacik, after pleading guilty.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/veterans\/2021\/11\/05\/man-misused-over-100k-of-brothers-va-benefits-bought-harley-diamond-ring-and-pickup\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Navy Times\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-11-05T13:44:13+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-08-18T20:02:16+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Rachel Nostrant\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Rachel Nostrant\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\n\t    \"@context\": \"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\n\t    \"@graph\": [\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"Article\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/veterans\\\/2021\\\/11\\\/05\\\/man-misused-over-100k-of-brothers-va-benefits-bought-harley-diamond-ring-and-pickup\\\/#article\",\n\t            \"isPartOf\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/veterans\\\/2021\\\/11\\\/05\\\/man-misused-over-100k-of-brothers-va-benefits-bought-harley-diamond-ring-and-pickup\\\/\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"author\": {\n\t                \"name\": \"migration\",\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"headline\": \"Man misused over $100k of brother\u2019s VA benefits, bought Harley, diamond ring and pickup\",\n\t            \"datePublished\": \"2021-11-05T13:44:13+00:00\",\n\t            \"dateModified\": \"2026-08-18T20:02:16+00:00\",\n\t            \"mainEntityOfPage\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/veterans\\\/2021\\\/11\\\/05\\\/man-misused-over-100k-of-brothers-va-benefits-bought-harley-diamond-ring-and-pickup\\\/\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"wordCount\": 466,\n\t            \"commentCount\": 0,\n\t            \"publisher\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#organization\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/veterans\\\/2021\\\/11\\\/05\\\/man-misused-over-100k-of-brothers-va-benefits-bought-harley-diamond-ring-and-pickup\\\/#primaryimage\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"thumbnailUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/635695463470389701-photo-gaveljpeg.jpg.jpg\",\n\t            \"keywords\": [\n\t                \"veterans\"\n\t            ],\n\t            \"articleSection\": [\n\t                \"Daily News Roundup\",\n\t                \"Home\",\n\t                \"Middle Column\",\n\t                \"Newsletters\",\n\t                \"Veterans\"\n\t            ],\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t            \"potentialAction\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"CommentAction\",\n\t                    \"name\": \"Comment\",\n\t                    \"target\": [\n\t                        \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/veterans\\\/2021\\\/11\\\/05\\\/man-misused-over-100k-of-brothers-va-benefits-bought-harley-diamond-ring-and-pickup\\\/#respond\"\n\t                    ]\n\t                }\n\t            ]\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"WebPage\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/veterans\\\/2021\\\/11\\\/05\\\/man-misused-over-100k-of-brothers-va-benefits-bought-harley-diamond-ring-and-pickup\\\/\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/veterans\\\/2021\\\/11\\\/05\\\/man-misused-over-100k-of-brothers-va-benefits-bought-harley-diamond-ring-and-pickup\\\/\",\n\t            \"name\": \"Man misused over $100k of brother\u2019s VA benefits, bought Harley, diamond ring and pickup - Navy Times\",\n\t            \"isPartOf\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#website\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"primaryImageOfPage\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/veterans\\\/2021\\\/11\\\/05\\\/man-misused-over-100k-of-brothers-va-benefits-bought-harley-diamond-ring-and-pickup\\\/#primaryimage\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/veterans\\\/2021\\\/11\\\/05\\\/man-misused-over-100k-of-brothers-va-benefits-bought-harley-diamond-ring-and-pickup\\\/#primaryimage\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"thumbnailUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/635695463470389701-photo-gaveljpeg.jpg.jpg\",\n\t            \"datePublished\": \"2021-11-05T13:44:13+00:00\",\n\t            \"dateModified\": \"2026-08-18T20:02:16+00:00\",\n\t            \"description\": \"United States District J. Nicholas Ranjan sentenced Andrew Ziacik, 57, Nov. 1 to one day imprisonment and ordered to pay a $4000 fine and $75,000 in restitution to his brother, Paul Ziacik, after pleading guilty.\",\n\t            \"breadcrumb\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/veterans\\\/2021\\\/11\\\/05\\\/man-misused-over-100k-of-brothers-va-benefits-bought-harley-diamond-ring-and-pickup\\\/#breadcrumb\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t            \"potentialAction\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ReadAction\",\n\t                    \"target\": [\n\t                        \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/veterans\\\/2021\\\/11\\\/05\\\/man-misused-over-100k-of-brothers-va-benefits-bought-harley-diamond-ring-and-pickup\\\/\"\n\t                    ]\n\t                }\n\t            ]\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/veterans\\\/2021\\\/11\\\/05\\\/man-misused-over-100k-of-brothers-va-benefits-bought-harley-diamond-ring-and-pickup\\\/#primaryimage\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/635695463470389701-photo-gaveljpeg.jpg.jpg\",\n\t            \"contentUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/635695463470389701-photo-gaveljpeg.jpg.jpg\"\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"BreadcrumbList\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/veterans\\\/2021\\\/11\\\/05\\\/man-misused-over-100k-of-brothers-va-benefits-bought-harley-diamond-ring-and-pickup\\\/#breadcrumb\",\n\t            \"itemListElement\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t                    \"position\": 1,\n\t                    \"name\": \"Home\",\n\t                    \"item\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/\",\n\t                    \"ad_zone\": \"home\"\n\t                },\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t                    \"position\": 2,\n\t                    \"name\": \"Veterans\",\n\t                    \"item\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/veterans\\\/\",\n\t                    \"ad_zone\": \"veterans\"\n\t                },\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t                    \"position\": 3,\n\t                    \"name\": \"Man misused over $100k of brother\u2019s VA benefits, bought Harley, diamond ring and pickup\"\n\t                }\n\t            ]\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"WebSite\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#website\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/\",\n\t            \"name\": \"Navy Times\",\n\t            \"description\": \"Independent News For Sailors | Navy Times\",\n\t            \"publisher\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#organization\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"potentialAction\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"SearchAction\",\n\t                    \"target\": {\n\t                        \"@type\": \"EntryPoint\",\n\t                        \"urlTemplate\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"\n\t                    },\n\t                    \"query-input\": {\n\t                        \"@type\": \"PropertyValueSpecification\",\n\t                        \"valueRequired\": true,\n\t                        \"valueName\": \"search_term_string\"\n\t                    }\n\t                }\n\t            ],\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\"\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#organization\",\n\t            \"name\": \"Navy Times\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/\",\n\t            \"logo\": {\n\t                \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t                \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\n\t                \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/navy-logo-white.png\",\n\t                \"contentUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/navy-logo-white.png\",\n\t                \"caption\": \"Navy Times\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"\n\t            }\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1\",\n\t            \"name\": \"migration\",\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t                \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=gcf4cb6ee0ec29e49e7a963234e4340ec\",\n\t                \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\n\t                \"contentUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\n\t                \"caption\": \"migration\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/author\\\/migration\\\/\"\n\t        }\n\t    ]\n\t}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Man misused over $100k of brother\u2019s VA benefits, bought Harley, diamond ring and pickup - Navy Times","description":"United States District J. Nicholas Ranjan sentenced Andrew Ziacik, 57, Nov. 1 to one day imprisonment and ordered to pay a $4000 fine and $75,000 in restitution to his brother, Paul Ziacik, after pleading guilty.","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Man misused over $100k of brother\u2019s VA benefits, bought Harley, diamond ring and pickup","og_description":"United States District J. Nicholas Ranjan sentenced Andrew Ziacik, 57, Nov. 1 to one day imprisonment and ordered to pay a $4000 fine and $75,000 in restitution to his brother, Paul Ziacik, after pleading guilty.","og_url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/veterans\/2021\/11\/05\/man-misused-over-100k-of-brothers-va-benefits-bought-harley-diamond-ring-and-pickup\/","og_site_name":"Navy Times","article_published_time":"2021-11-05T13:44:13+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-08-18T20:02:16+00:00","author":"Rachel Nostrant","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Rachel Nostrant","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/veterans\/2021\/11\/05\/man-misused-over-100k-of-brothers-va-benefits-bought-harley-diamond-ring-and-pickup\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/veterans\/2021\/11\/05\/man-misused-over-100k-of-brothers-va-benefits-bought-harley-diamond-ring-and-pickup\/"},"author":{"name":"migration","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#\/schema\/person\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1"},"headline":"Man misused over $100k of brother\u2019s VA benefits, bought Harley, diamond ring and pickup","datePublished":"2021-11-05T13:44:13+00:00","dateModified":"2026-08-18T20:02:16+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/veterans\/2021\/11\/05\/man-misused-over-100k-of-brothers-va-benefits-bought-harley-diamond-ring-and-pickup\/"},"wordCount":466,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/veterans\/2021\/11\/05\/man-misused-over-100k-of-brothers-va-benefits-bought-harley-diamond-ring-and-pickup\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635695463470389701-photo-gaveljpeg.jpg.jpg","keywords":["veterans"],"articleSection":["Daily News Roundup","Home","Middle Column","Newsletters","Veterans"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/veterans\/2021\/11\/05\/man-misused-over-100k-of-brothers-va-benefits-bought-harley-diamond-ring-and-pickup\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/veterans\/2021\/11\/05\/man-misused-over-100k-of-brothers-va-benefits-bought-harley-diamond-ring-and-pickup\/","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/veterans\/2021\/11\/05\/man-misused-over-100k-of-brothers-va-benefits-bought-harley-diamond-ring-and-pickup\/","name":"Man misused over $100k of brother\u2019s VA benefits, bought Harley, diamond ring and pickup - Navy Times","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/veterans\/2021\/11\/05\/man-misused-over-100k-of-brothers-va-benefits-bought-harley-diamond-ring-and-pickup\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/veterans\/2021\/11\/05\/man-misused-over-100k-of-brothers-va-benefits-bought-harley-diamond-ring-and-pickup\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635695463470389701-photo-gaveljpeg.jpg.jpg","datePublished":"2021-11-05T13:44:13+00:00","dateModified":"2026-08-18T20:02:16+00:00","description":"United States District J. Nicholas Ranjan sentenced Andrew Ziacik, 57, Nov. 1 to one day imprisonment and ordered to pay a $4000 fine and $75,000 in restitution to his brother, Paul Ziacik, after pleading guilty.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/veterans\/2021\/11\/05\/man-misused-over-100k-of-brothers-va-benefits-bought-harley-diamond-ring-and-pickup\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/veterans\/2021\/11\/05\/man-misused-over-100k-of-brothers-va-benefits-bought-harley-diamond-ring-and-pickup\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/veterans\/2021\/11\/05\/man-misused-over-100k-of-brothers-va-benefits-bought-harley-diamond-ring-and-pickup\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635695463470389701-photo-gaveljpeg.jpg.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635695463470389701-photo-gaveljpeg.jpg.jpg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/veterans\/2021\/11\/05\/man-misused-over-100k-of-brothers-va-benefits-bought-harley-diamond-ring-and-pickup\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/","ad_zone":"home"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Veterans","item":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/veterans\/","ad_zone":"veterans"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Man misused over $100k of brother\u2019s VA benefits, bought Harley, diamond ring and pickup"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#website","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/","name":"Navy Times","description":"Independent News For Sailors | Navy Times","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#organization","name":"Navy Times","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/navy-logo-white.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/navy-logo-white.png","caption":"Navy Times"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#\/schema\/person\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1","name":"migration","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=gcf4cb6ee0ec29e49e7a963234e4340ec","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"migration"},"url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/author\/migration\/"}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"Navy Times","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes","push-errors":false,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635695463470389701-photo-gaveljpeg.jpg.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71020","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71020"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71020\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":71034,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71020\/revisions\/71034"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71020"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71020"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71020"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=71020"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}