WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. David Trone, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * In 2023, fraud cost veterans, military personnel, and their families $477 million, a $63 million increase from 2022, according to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Under current law, when a veteran with an ongoing fraud case passes away, family members do not have a right to reimbursement. The Restoring Benefits to Defrauded Veterans Act would require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to reissue m  more