Bill Evans, postal inspector helped bust $1B medical scam
July 5, 2024
William Joseph Evans Jr. of Pawleys Island died June 29 surrounded by his family after a 10-week battle with a sudden heart condition.
He was born in Washington, D.C., the son of Dr. William J. Evans and Katherine Sullivan Evans.
Bill attended the University of Maryland where he played offensive guard for the Terrapins and met his wife, Barbara.
After college, he was commissioned into the Air Force where he obtained the rank of captain and spent 12 years flying KC-135 aerial refueling tankers and Galaxy C-5A cargo planes between Thailand and Vietnam.
Mr. Evans then followed in the footsteps of his brother, Rick, in the U.S. Postal Inspection Service where he investigated mail fraud, medical fraud, narcotics and violent crime cases in West Virginia, Pennsylvania, California and South Carolina for the next 24 years.
During much of the 1990s, he was detailed to a multi-agency task force that resulted in the federal conviction of multiple Southern California physicians who had perpetrated the then-largest medical insurance fraud scheme in U.S. history involving fraudulent claims of over $1 billion.
For his work on the task force, he was named Investigator of the Year for 1994 by the Federal Investigators Association.
While he was intense in his work, he was a source of great joy to his family, friends, co-workers, and neighbors and someone to be relied upon in troubled times, his family said. He was a mentor to his children and his team at work.
In addition to his wife of 55 years, he is survived by his children, William Joseph “Jay” Evans III (Teresa) of Oceanside, Calif., Kristin Diaz (Edwin) of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., and Scott Christopher Evans of Georgetown; his grandchildren, Ethan and Dylan Diaz and Charlotte Evans; his siblings, Rick Evans (Patricia), Kevin Evans and Kay McAndrew (Vince); his nieces, Coleen, Bridgett, Jessie, Anna, Margaret and Gabrielle; and his nephews Brian and Daniel.
His sister Margaret Collins died before him.
A memorial service will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at The Abbey at Pawleys Island.
Condolences may be sent at ridgewayfh.com.
