Former Bank of America Vice President in Las Vegas Pleads Guilty to...
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 24, 2015. A former senior vice president of Bank of America (BOA) in Las Vegas pleaded guilty today to misapplication of bank funds in a scheme that led to over $6.4...
View ArticleFormer Owner of Durable Medical Equipment Company Pleads Guilty in $5 Million...
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 24, 2015. A Miami man pleaded guilty today to health care fraud charges in connection with a $5 million scheme to defraud Medicare. Assistant Attorney General Leslie...
View ArticleThree Brooklyn, New York, Residents Charged with Attempt and Conspiracy to...
Two Defendants Allegedly Planned to Travel to Syria in Order to Join ISIL; One Defendant Arrested While Boarding a Flight to Turkey NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—February 25, 2015. Earlier today, a criminal...
View ArticleMetLife Home Loans LLC, Successor to MetLife Bank N.A., to Pay $123.5 Million...
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 25, 2015. MetLife Home Loans LLC has agreed to pay the United States $123.5 million to resolve allegations that MetLife Bank N.A. (MetLife Bank) violated the False...
View ArticleFormer Puerto Rico Police Officer Sentenced for Committing Perjury During...
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 27, 2015. Former Police of Puerto Rico Sergeant Antonio Rodriguez Caraballo was sentenced today to serve 46 months in prison and three years supervised release for...
View ArticleMichigan Psychotherapy Clinic Owner Sentenced to 87 Months in Prison for his...
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 27, 2015. A former Michigan resident who directed a $3.3 million psychotherapy fraud scheme, was sentenced today to 87 months in prison, announced Assistant Attorney...
View ArticleTwo Miami Residents Sentenced to 72 Months in Prison for Their Roles in $63...
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 27, 2015. Two Miami residents were sentenced to serve 72 months in prison for their roles in a $62 million Medicare fraud scheme involving intensive mental health...
View ArticleSettlement with Continental Carbon Company to Reduce Air Pollution at...
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 23, 2015. In a settlement with the United States and the states of Alabama and Oklahoma, Continental Carbon Company has agreed to install pollution control technology...
View ArticleMichigan Physician Pleads Guilty for Role in $3.6 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 23, 2015. A Detroit-area medical doctor who referred Medicare beneficiaries for home health services in exchange for illegal cash kickbacks as part of a $3.6 million home...
View ArticleFireman's Fund Insurance Company to Pay $44 Million to Settle False Claims...
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 23, 2015. Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company has agreed to pay $44 million to settle allegations under the False Claims Act that it knowingly issued insurance policies that...
View ArticleAlaskan Man Convicted of Sexually Exploiting Children in Cambodia
Washington, DC--(ENEWSPF)--March 24, 2015. An Anchorage, Alaska, man was convicted yesterday for sexually exploiting children in Cambodia over the course of four years and attempting to arrange a...
View ArticleMTU America Inc., Agrees to $1.2 Million Penalty and Auditing Program to...
Washington, DC--(ENEWSPF)--March 24, 2015. MTU America Inc. (MTU), a subsidiary of Rolls-Royce Power Systems AG, will implement an auditing program to ensure proper emissions testing and compliance...
View ArticleCincinnati Man Sentenced for Operating Sex Trafficking Scheme in Ohio and...
Defendant Used Violent Assaults and Physical Restraints to Compel Young Women to Engage in Prostitution for the Defendant’s Profit Washington, DC--(ENEWSPF)--March 26, 2015. Senior U.S. District Judge...
View ArticleTexas Man Pleads Guilty to Falsifying a Wildlife Document Related to the Sale...
Washington, DC--(ENEWSPF)--March 26, 2015. John A. Brommel, 53, a resident of Austin, Texas, and the owner of a taxidermy business, pleaded guilty today to violating the Lacey Act’s false labeling...
View ArticleFormer United Commercial Bank Chief Credit Officer Convicted of Securities...
The Fraud Caused the Ninth Largest Bank Failure with Estimated Losses in Excess Of $677 Million Washington, DC--(ENEWSPF)--March 26, 2015. A jury convicted Ebrahim Shabudin yesterday of seven felony...
View ArticleFormer Federal Agents Charged With Bitcoin Money Laundering and Wire Fraud
Agents Were Part of Baltimore’s Silk Road Task Force Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 30, 2015. Two former federal agents have been charged with wire fraud, money laundering and related offenses for...
View ArticleOhio-Based Health System Pays United States $10 Million to Settle False...
Washington, DC--(ENEWSPF)--March 31, 2015. Robinson Health System Inc. has agreed to pay $10 million to settle claims that it violated the False Claims Act, the Anti-Kickback Statute and the Stark...
View ArticleSwiss Asset Manager Pleads Guilty in Federal Court to Conspiring with U.S....
Washington, DC--(ENEWSPF)--March 31, 2015. A Swiss citizen and former asset manager at a Swiss asset management firm pleaded guilty to conspiring with U.S. taxpayer-clients and others to help U.S....
View ArticleSenator Robert Menendez and Salomon Melgen Indicted for Conspiracy, Bribery...
Washington, DC--(ENEWSPF)--April 1, 2015. Robert Menendez, a U.S. Senator, and Salomon Melgen, a Florida ophthalmologist, were indicted today in connection with a bribery scheme in which Menendez...
View ArticleFour Charged in International Uganda-Based Cyber Counterfeiting Scheme
Washington, DC--(ENEWSPF)--April 2, 2015. A federal grand jury in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has indicted four people in connection with an international counterfeit currency operation headquartered in...
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