Sentencing postponed for Whittier man in VA bribery scheme

By FRED SHUSTER | City News Service
LOS ANGELES — A sentencing hearing was postponed Monday for a former U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs contracts administrator who pleaded guilty to tax fraud and lying to investigators about his part in a bribery scheme at the VA’s Westside medical center campus.
Ralph Tillman, 58, of Whittier was granted a delay in sentencing until Sept. 24 to ensure that he will have access to his medications while in federal prison.
Tillman, who resigned from