February 20, 2010 - After 911, when a series of coordinated suicide attacks by Al-Qaeda hijacked four commercial passenger jets and  intentionally crashed two of the jets into the Twin Towers, the federal government began looking at pilot licensing requirements. 

One the areas the feds began looking into, beginning in 1992, was a review of pilots who had made disability claims with the Social Security Administration. The feds were interested in identifying those pilots who had used different doctors, one to certify fitness to fly and another to certify disability for SSA benefits. This was a coordinated effort between The Department of Transportation, the Social Security Administration and the Federal Aviation Administration.

After two days of trial, Dean Anthony Toth, age 38, of Oldham County, Kentucky, pled guilty to conspiring to defraud the Department of Veterans Affairs by filing a fraudulent claim for military disability benefits, and for structuring bank transactions, United States Attorney Candace G. Hill of the Western District of Kentucky announced on Friday. 

As a result, Toth's claim was approved for 100 percent disability based on hearing loss with special monthly compensation for deafness in both ears. On October 31, 2007, the VA paid Toth $93,240 in retroactive disability payments, and Toth also began receiving over $2,500 per month in disability payments. These monthly payments were tax free and would have continued for life.  

Toth deposited the $93,240 in his bank account, and in November 2007, Toth withdrew $30,000 in cash from his bank, in three separate $10,000 withdrawals. Toth admitted that he structured these withdrawals to avoid bank reporting requirements for transactions over $10,000. Toth later gave Parker an additional $32,160 in the form of a cashier’s check. The total payment to Parker of $62,160 represented exactly two-thirds of the retroactive payment. Parker subsequently shared that kickback with McGill. 

The maximum potential penalties for Toth are 10 years’ imprisonment, a $500,000 fine, and supervised release for up to three years. 

The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney David Weiser, and it was investigated by the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of the Inspector General, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. 

The plea was entered before Jennifer B. Coffman, Judge, United States District Court, Louisville, Kentucky. Toth is scheduled to be sentenced before Judge Coffman on May 17, 2010, at 1:00 p.m., in Louisville, Kentucky. Parker and McGill pled guilty previously, along with all 11 other co-defendants, and are scheduled to be sentenced on April 19, 2010, at 2:00 p.m.