ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, July 22 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, William T. Stetzer, issued the following news release on July 20, 2021: Acting U.S. Attorney William T. Stetzer announced that John Paul Cook, 57, of Alexander, N.C. appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge W. Carleton Metcalf on Monday, July 19, 2021, and pleaded guilty to defrauding the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (the VA) by receiving nearly $1 million in veteran benefits based on   more