Senate majority leader requests investigation of Virginia Birth Injury Fund

Virginia’s legislature is seeking an investigation into the Virginia Birth Injury Fund, a troubled state agency that was recently robbed of nearly $7 million by an insider.

The Virginia Birth Injury Fund is meant to help the families of children who suffered devastating injuries during childbirth. Many are incurred as a result of mistakes made by doctors. Children in the fund live with expensive, lifelong disabilities. The fund, which has over $700 million, is meant to support the children’s therapies, wheelchairs and day-to-day medical needs.

On Tuesday afternoon, Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell, D-Fairfax, asked the state’s inspector general to conduct a “comprehensive investigation” of the program.

“Recent events have revealed deeply concerning patterns of fraud and embezzleme