3 Former Department of Defense Employee Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Submitting False Travel Claims Totaling Nearly $500,000 By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 3 Jan 2012 16:32:42 EST John R. Brock, 52, of Crofton, Md., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Robert L. Wilkins in the District of Columbia. Full Article OPA Press Releases
3 Delaware Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Production and Transportation of Child Pornography By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 5 Jan 2012 15:18:28 EST Leonard Wasylyk, 49, was also sentenced to lifetime supervised release and will be required to register as a sex offender in any jurisdiction in which he lives, works or attends school. Full Article OPA Press Releases
3 Man Pleads Guilty in $3.4 Million Las Vegas Mortgage Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 5 Jan 2012 16:01:40 EST Hugo Patrick Coutelin, 62, a resident of Santa Fe, N.M., pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Kent J. Dawson in the District of Nevada to conspiring to commit wire fraud, mail fraud and bank fraud. Full Article OPA Press Releases
3 Former L.A. County Sheriff's Deputy Agrees to Plead Guilty to Federal Corruption Charge By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:31:02 EST A former Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputy was charged today with agreeing to accept $20,000 in bribes in exchange for smuggling contraband into the Men's Central Jail. Full Article OPA Press Releases
3 Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Production Charges in Indiana and Is Sentenced to 33 Years in Prison By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:21:33 EST A Maryland man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Indianapolis to seven counts of child pornography production and was sentenced to 33 years in prison and a lifetime of supervised release, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Hogsett of the Southern District of Indiana. Full Article OPA Press Releases
3 Patient Recruiter Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison in Connection with $5.4 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:39:46 EST Santiago Villa-Restrepo, 34, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Arthur J. Tarnow of the Eastern District of Michigan. Full Article OPA Press Releases
3 Ohio Man Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison for His Participation in an Online Child Pornography Bulletin Board By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:25:25 EST Billy Wade Carroll of Dayton, Ohio, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Virginia A. Phillips. Full Article OPA Press Releases
3 Virginia Contractor Sentenced to Serve 37 Months in Prison for Kickback Scheme and Failure to File Tax Return By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:36:18 EST A Virginia contractor was sentenced today to serve 37 months in prison for participating in a scheme to steer contracts to him for repair, maintenance and renovation work at healthcare and nursing home facilities owned by Medical Facilities of America Inc. Full Article OPA Press Releases
3 Hungarian Citizen Sentenced in Maryland to 30 Months in Prison for Hacking into Marriott Computers to Extort Employment from the Company By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 14:08:10 EST Attila Nemeth, 26, a Hungarian citizen, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz to 30 months in prison for transmitting a malicious code to Marriott International Corporation computers and threatening to reveal confidential information obtained from the company’s computers if Marriott did not offer him a job. Full Article OPA Press Releases
3 Florida Jury Holds Tax Preparer Liable for $135,000 in Penalties for False Tax Returns By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 12:22:13 EST An eight-member jury has unanimously found that a former Jackson Hewitt tax preparer, Frances Carlson of Bradenton, Fla., prepared 27 federal tax returns that she knew would understate her customers’ tax liabilities, the Justice Department announced today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
3 Former Owner of Illinois Technology Company Sentenced to Serve 30 Months in Prison for Role in Multi-State Scheme to Defraud Federal E-Rate Program By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 9 Feb 2012 12:17:41 EST A former owner of two Illinois-based technology companies was sentenced today to serve 30 months in prison for her participation in a conspiracy to defraud the federal E-Rate program. Full Article OPA Press Releases
3 Pennsylvania-based Lender to Pay U.S. $3.9 Million to Resolve False Claims Liability Related to Two Nursing Home Mortgages By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:48:42 EST Capmark Finance LLC in Horsham, Pa., has agreed to pay the United States $3.9 million, to settle a False Claims Act lawsuit, the Justice Department announced today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
3 Department of Justice FY 2013 Budget Request By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:34:32 EST Attorney General Eric Holder announced today that President Obama’s FY 2013 Budget proposal totaling $27.1 billion for the Department of Justice identifies over $1 billion in efficiencies, savings and rescissions while providing resources to sustain critical national security programs, uphold the department’s traditional missions with an increased focus on financial and mortgage fraud and civil rights enforcement, invest in prisons and detention capacity, and assist our state, local and tribal law enforcement partners. Full Article OPA Press Releases
3 Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab Sentenced to Life in Prison for Attempted Bombing of Flight 253 on Christmas Day 2009 By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:16:20 EST Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the so-called “underwear bomber,” was sentenced today to life in prison as a result of his guilty plea to all eight counts of a federal indictment charging him for his role in the attempted Christmas Day 2009 bombing of Northwest Airlines flight 253. Full Article OPA Press Releases
3 MS-13 Gang Leader in San Francisco Sentenced to Life in Prison By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:50:17 EST Danilo Velasquez, aka “Triste,” a local leader of La Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, was sentenced yesterday in federal court in San Francisco by U.S. District Judge William H. Alsup to life in prison. Full Article OPA Press Releases
3 Fort Lauderdale, Florida-Area Halfway House Operator Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison for Participating in Fraud and Kickback Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:31:53 EST Butler Moultrie, 46, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Donald M. Middlebrooks in the Southern District of Florida. Full Article OPA Press Releases
3 Former Chairman and CEO of Kellogg, Brown & Root Inc. Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Foreign Bribery and Kickback Schemes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 23 Feb 2012 19:09:50 EST Albert “Jack” Stanley, a former chairman and chief executive officer of Kellogg, Brown & Root Inc. (KBR), was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for conspiring to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by participating in a decade-long scheme to bribe Nigerian government officials to obtain engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts and for conspiring to commit mail and wire fraud as part of a separate kickback scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
3 Los Angeles Church Pastor Sentenced to Serve 36 Months in Prison for $14.2 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:41:30 EST Connie Ikpoh, 49, also was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Terry J. Hatter for the Central District of California to three years of supervised release and ordered to pay $6.7 million in restitution jointly and severally with her co-conspirators. Full Article OPA Press Releases
3 Dallas Doctor Arrested for Alleged Role in Nearly $375 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 28 Feb 2012 13:43:36 EST A physician and the office manager of his medical practice, along with five owners of home health agencies, were arrested today on charges related to their alleged participation in a nearly $375 million health care fraud scheme involving fraudulent claims for home health services. Full Article OPA Press Releases
3 Owner of Houston Health Care Company Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison in Connection with Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 9 Mar 2012 16:34:49 EST Akinsunbo Akinbile, 44, of Richmond, Texas, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Keith P. Ellison in Houston. Full Article OPA Press Releases
3 Devon Energy to Pay U.S. $3.5 Million to Resolve Allegations of Royalty Underpayments from Federal and Indian Lands By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 12 Mar 2012 17:12:38 EDT Devon Energy Corporation and its affiliates have agreed to pay the United States $3,492,463 to resolve claims that PennzEnergy, a predecessor to Devon, violated the False Claims Act by knowingly underpaying royalties owed on natural gas produced from federal and Indian lands, the Justice Department announced today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
3 Former Army Contractor Sentenced to 39 Months in Prison for Role in Bribery and Money Laundering Scheme Related to DoD Contracts By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 20 Mar 2012 13:34:00 EDT Terry Hall, 45, was sentenced today in Birmingham, Ala., to 39 months in prison for his participation in a bribery and money laundering scheme related to bribes paid for contracts awarded in support of the Iraq war. Full Article OPA Press Releases
3 Noted Scientist Sentenced to 13-Year Prison Term for Attempted Espionage, Fraud and Tax Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 21 Mar 2012 12:10:05 EDT Stewart David Nozette, 54, a scientist who once worked for the Department of Energy, the Department of Defense, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the White House’s National Space Council, was sentenced today to 13 years in prison for attempted espionage, conspiracy to defraud the United States and tax evasion. Full Article OPA Press Releases
3 California Man Sentenced to 300 Months in Prison for Production and Possession of Child Pornography By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 23 Mar 2012 18:24:07 EDT Edward Lee Sullivan, of Oakland, Calif., was sentenced today to 300 months in prison for production and possession of child pornography. Full Article OPA Press Releases
3 Justice Department Requires Divestitures in Humana Inc.'s Acquisition of Arcadian Management Services Inc. By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 27 Mar 2012 11:23:46 EDT The Justice Department will require Humana Inc. and Arcadian Management Services Inc. to divest assets relating to Arcadian’s Medicare Advantage business in parts of five states in order for Humana to proceed with its acquisition of Arcadian. Full Article OPA Press Releases
3 Florida-Based Wellcare Health Plans Agrees to Pay $137.5 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 3 Apr 2012 16:50:10 EDT WellCare Health Plans Inc. will pay $137.5 million to the federal government and nine states to resolve four lawsuits alleging violations of the False Claims Act, the Justice Department announced today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
3 Georgia-Based Radiation Oncology Practice to Pay $3.8 Million to Settle False Claims Act Case By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 3 Apr 2012 16:56:34 EDT Radiotherapy Clinics of Georgia LLC, a radiation oncology practice, and its affiliates RCOG Cancer Centers LLC, Physician Oncology Services Management Company LLC, Frank A. Critz, M.D. and Physician Oncology Services L.P. (collectively, RCOG) agreed to pay $3.8 million to settle claims that they violated the False Claims Act. Full Article OPA Press Releases
3 Former Executive of Miami-Based Ocean Bank Sentenced to Serve 37 Months in Prison for Participating in Bribery Scheme and Filing False Tax Returns By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 4 Apr 2012 12:52:07 EDT A former executive of Ocean Bank, a financial institution headquartered in Miami, was sentenced today for participating in a scheme to accept bribes and for failing to report income on federal income tax returns Full Article OPA Press Releases
3 Pakistani Citizen Sentenced to 31 Months in Prison for Human Smuggling Conspiracy Charge By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 10 Apr 2012 12:05:55 EDT Muhammad Abid Hussain, 27, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge John D. Bates. Full Article OPA Press Releases
3 U.S. Attorney General Holder and Dominican Prosecutor General Jiménez Pena Sign Permanent Agreement to Share Forfeited Assets By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:44:04 EDT Attorney General Eric Holder and Dominican Prosecutor General Radhamés Jiménez Peña met today in Washington, D.C., to sign a permanent agreement to share forfeited assets between the governments of the United States and the Dominican Republic. The permanent sharing agreement acknowledges the consistent forfeiture-related cooperation that United States authorities have received from the Dominican Republic and creates a more efficient process for sharing assets with the Dominican Republic. Full Article OPA Press Releases
3 ATK Launch Systems Inc. Settles False Claims Product Substitution Case for Nearly $37 Million By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:56:02 EDT ATK has agreed to pay the United States $21 million in cash and provide necessary in-kind services worth $15,967,160 to fix the 76,000 unsafe para-flares remaining in the government’s inventory. The settlement resolves a False Claims Act suit filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah. Full Article OPA Press Releases
3 Federal Courts Order Seizure of 36 Website Domains Involved in Selling Stolen Credit Card Numbers By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:41:10 EDT The seizures are the result of Operation Wreaking hAVoC, an FBI and Justice Department operation targeting the sale of stolen credit card numbers via the Internet. Full Article OPA Press Releases
3 Long Island, N.Y., Tax Return Preparer Sentenced to 37 Months for Tax Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:11:45 EDT Howard Levine, owner of a Dix Hill, N.Y., tax preparation business was sentenced to 37 months in prison for tax crimes, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
3 Former Birmingham, Ala., School Security Officer Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Production of Child Pornography By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 9 May 2012 17:11:46 EDT U.S. District Judge Inge P. Johnson also sentenced Michael Wayne Wooten, 61, of Alabaster, Ala., to lifetime supervised release following his prison term. Full Article OPA Press Releases
3 Attorney General Eric Holder Convenes 3rd Federal Reentry Council Meeting By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 10 May 2012 15:24:56 EDT Attorney General Eric Holder today convened the third meeting of the federal interagency Reentry Council at the Department of Justice. Full Article OPA Press Releases
3 Minnesota-based St. Jude Medical Pays U.S. $3.65 Million to Settle Claims That It Overcharged for Implantable Cardiac Devices By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 31 May 2012 11:48:55 EDT St. Jude Medical Inc. has agreed to pay the United States $3.65 million to resolve civil allegations under the False Claims Act that the company inflated the cost of replacement pacemakers and defibrillators purchased by the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs, the Justice Department announced today. St. Paul, Minn.-based St. Jude Medical develops, manufactures and distributes cardiovascular and implantable neurostimulation medical devices. Full Article OPA Press Releases
3 Texas-based Medical Device Manufacturer Pays U.S. $34 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 7 Jun 2012 13:03:13 EDT Orthofix Inc., a Texas-based manufacturer of medical devices, has agreed to pay the United States $34,234,263 to settle allegations under the civil False Claims Act relating to the company’s sale of bone growth stimulator devices, the Justice Department announced today. The company has also agreed to plead guilty to a felony of obstruction of a federal audit, and to pay a $7,765,737 criminal fine. Full Article OPA Press Releases
3 Former Alabama Resident Sentenced to 53 Months in Prison for Tax Evasion By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 8 Jun 2012 13:50:28 EDT William Paul, a self-described “bishop,” was sentenced yesterday to 53 months in federal prison for tax evasion, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. Paul was convicted on Dec. 1, 2011, after a four-day jury trial, of four counts of evasion of his wife’s 2004 through 2007 individual income taxes and of one count of failing to file a tax return. On Nov. 16, 2011, his wife, Donna Paul, a board-certified physician, pleaded guilty to one count of tax evasion and one count of filing a false individual income tax return. She was also sentenced yesterday to three years of probation, including six months of home confinement and 200 hours of community service. U.S. District Judge Mark E. Fuller also ordered the Pauls to pay $85,396 in restitution to the IRS. Both William Paul and Donna Paul are former residents of Montgomery, Ala. Full Article OPA Press Releases
3 American Samoa Department of Education Official Sentenced to 35 Months in Prison for Witness Tampering and Obstruction of Justice By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 8 Jun 2012 17:49:00 EDT Paul Solofa, the former chief financial officer for the Department of Education for the government of the U.S. Territory of American Samoa was sentenced today to 35 months in prison following his conviction earlier this year for his efforts to obstruct a federal grand jury and law enforcement investigation into a bribery scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
3 Assistant Attorney General Thomas E. Perez Speaks at the American Civil Liberties Union’s Plyler v. Doe 30th Anniversary Event By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 11 Jun 2012 12:50:02 EDT "The benefits of Plyler are felt by all of us, wherever we or our ancestors were born. Three decades after Plyler, immigrant students have made and continue to make vast and deep contributions to America’s cultural, civic, and economic landscape," said Assistant Attorney General Perez. Full Article Speech
3 Missouri Woman Sentenced to 63 Months in Prison for Vandalism and Arson of Biracial Man’s Home By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 18 Jun 2012 18:16:19 EDT A Missouri woman was sentenced today to 63 months in prison for her role in the vandalism and arson of a biracial man’s home in Independence, Mo., the Department of Justice announced. Full Article OPA Press Releases
3 Former Executive Director of the American Samoa Special Services Commission Sentenced to 14 Months in Prison for Conspiracy to Steal More Than $325,000 in AmeriCorps Grant Funds By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 20 Jun 2012 18:25:16 EDT U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton for the District of Columbia sentenced Mine S. Pase to 14 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release. Full Article OPA Press Releases
3 Owner of Miami-Area Assisted Living Facility Sentenced to 37 Months in Prison for Role in Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 25 Jun 2012 19:06:30 EDT Billy Denica, 50, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Joan A. Lenard in Miami. Full Article OPA Press Releases
3 Oregon Man Sentenced in Boston to 36 Months in Prison for Helping Thousands Steal Internet Service By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 27 Jun 2012 18:13:47 EDT Ryan Harris, 29, was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge Mark L. Wolf in the District of Massachusetts. Full Article OPA Press Releases
3 Miami-Area Resident Pleads Guilty to Participating in $63 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 27 Jun 2012 19:14:04 EDT Sarah Da Silva Keller, 27, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Marcia G. Cooke in Miami to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud. Full Article OPA Press Releases
3 Barrio Azteca Leader Sentenced to Life in Prison and Two Barrio Azteca Soldiers Sentenced to 20 and 30 Years in Prison By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Jun 2012 12:39:13 EDT A leader and two soldiers in the Barrio Azteca (BA), a transnational border gang allied with the Juarez Cartel were sentenced in El Paso, Texas, to life, 30 and 20 years in prison, respectively. Full Article OPA Press Releases
3 Asheville, North Carolina, Resident Pleads Guilty to Participating in $63 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 2 Jul 2012 17:45:49 EDT Serena Joslin, 31, a Licensed Psychological Associate, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga in Miami to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud. Full Article OPA Press Releases
3 National President, National Vice President and 39 Members and Associates of the Devils Diciples Motorcycle Gang Indicted By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 13 Jul 2012 13:28:15 EDT An indictment unsealed today in the Eastern District of Michigan charges 41 members and associates of the Devils Diciples Motorcycle Gang, including National President Jeff Garvin Smith and National Vice President Paul Anthony Darrah, for their alleged participation in a variety of criminal offenses. Full Article OPA Press Releases
3 Rehabilitation Agency Owner in Detroit Sentenced to 84 Months in Prison for Role in $3 Million Therapy Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 16 Jul 2012 18:54:52 EDT Detroit-area resident Tariq Mahmud, 54, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Avern Cohn in the Eastern District of Michigan. Full Article OPA Press Releases
3 Former Employee of Nursing Home Company Operating in North Carolina and Virginia Sentenced to Serve 63 Months in Prison for Kickback Schemes and Tax Evasion By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 20 Jul 2012 09:30:30 EDT The former director of corporate maintenance and renovations at Medical Facilities of America Inc. (MFA) was today sentenced to serve 63 months in prison for accepting kickbacks from contractors and evading federal income taxes. Full Article OPA Press Releases