als Philadelphia-based CDI Corporation Settles False Claims Act Allegations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 24 Nov 2010 10:55:06 EST CDI Corporation has agreed to pay the United States $1.95 million to resolve allegations in a lawsuit brought under the False Claims Act that CDI wrongfully charged labor costs to work orders under military aircraft engine contracts for The General Electric Company. Full Article OPA Press Releases
als Florida-based Medicare Advantage Plan Owners & Primary Care Provider Agree to Pay $22.6 Million to Settle Claims of Falsifying Diagnoses By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 24 Nov 2010 14:14:34 EST Dr. Walter Janke, his wife, Lalita Janke, and Vero Beach, Fla.-based Medical Resources L.L.C. have agreed to pay $22.6 million to resolve allegations that they caused Medicare to pay inflated amounts based upon the submission of false diagnosis codes. Full Article OPA Press Releases
als UK Citizen Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Bribe Nigerian Government Officials to Obtain Lucrative Contracts as Part of KBR Joint Venture Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 6 Dec 2010 13:32:22 EST Wojciech J. Chodan, a former commercial vice president and consultant to a United Kingdom subsidiary of Kellogg, Brown & Root Inc. (KBR), pleaded guilty today to conspiring to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act for his participation in a decade-long scheme to bribe Nigerian government officials to obtain engineering, procurement and construction contracts. Full Article OPA Press Releases
als Three Foreign Nationals Each Sentenced to 23 Months in Prison for Alien Smuggling and Visa Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 7 Dec 2010 18:52:27 EST U.S. District Judge Ellen S. Huvelle also ordered Heliber Toro Mejia, 52; Humberto Toro Mejia, 60; and Luz Elena Acuna Rios, 53; all of Bogotá, to serve three years of supervised release following their prison terms. Full Article OPA Press Releases
als Pharmaceutical Manufacturers to Pay $421.2 Million to Settle False Claims Act Cases By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 7 Dec 2010 12:24:39 EST Abbott Laboratories Inc., B. Braun Medical Inc. and Roxane Laboratories Inc. n/k/a Boehringer Ingelheim Roxane Inc. and affiliated entities have agreed to pay $421 million to settle False Claims Act allegations, the Justice Department announced today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
als Kos Pharmaceuticals to Pay More Than $41 Million to Resolve Kickback and Off-Label Promotion Allegations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 7 Dec 2010 15:56:00 EST Kos Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of Abbott Laboratories, has agreed to pay more than $41 million to resolve criminal and civil liability arising from conduct relating to its drugs Advicor and Niaspan. Full Article OPA Press Releases
als Florida Man and Two U.K. Nationals Plead Guilty in Relation to Immigration Fraud Scheme Involving Florida Property Development Company By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 13 Dec 2010 12:42:01 EST A Florida man and two U.K. nationals pleaded guilty Dec.10, 2010, to immigration fraud charges for their roles in a scheme to fraudulently procure visas from the U.S. Embassy in London through a Florida property development company called Royal Development. Full Article OPA Press Releases
als Fifteen Individuals Extradited from Mexico to the United States By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 14 Dec 2010 17:05:03 EST Fifteen individuals have been extradited over the past week from Mexico to the United States to stand trial, to be sentenced or to serve sentences. Full Article OPA Press Releases
als Formerly Convicted Maryland Tax Defier Indicted for Filing False Liens Against Prosecutor and for Filing False Claims for Tax Refunds By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 16 Dec 2010 16:15:38 EST Andrew Isaac Chance of Clinton, Md., was arrested on a four-count indictment charging him with filing a fraudulent multi-billion dollar lien against a government employee and filing false tax returns seeking $900,000 in false refunds. Full Article OPA Press Releases
als Justice Department Files Fair Housing Lawsuit Against Mississippi Newspaper and Two Individuals for Discrimination Against Families with Children By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 17 Dec 2010 17:20:21 EST The Justice Department today filed a lawsuit against a Gulfport, Miss., newspaper and a landlord and her agent for violating the Fair Housing Act by discriminating against families with children. Full Article OPA Press Releases
als Former Senior Executives of Latin Node Inc. Charged with Bribing Honduran Officials and Money Laundering By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 20 Dec 2010 16:42:00 EST Jorge Granados and Manuel Caceres, the former chief executive officer and the vice president of business development, respectively, for Miami-based telecommunications company Latin Node Inc. (LatiNode) have been indicted for allegedly paying more than $500,000 in bribes to government officials in Honduras. Full Article OPA Press Releases
als Pharmaceutical Manufacturer to Pay $280 Million to Settle False Claims Act Case By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 20 Dec 2010 18:59:51 EST Dey Inc., Dey Pharma L.P. (formerly known as Dey, L.P.) and Dey L.P. Inc. have agreed to pay $280 million to settle False Claims Act allegations, the Department of Justice announced today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
als Georgia Hospital Pays U.S. $13.9 Million to Resolve Medicaid False Claims Act Allegations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 22 Dec 2010 12:20:06 EST John D. Archbold Memorial Hospital Inc. has paid the United States a total of $13.9 million to settle allegations that the hospital submitted false claims to the state of Georgia’s Medicaid program. Full Article OPA Press Releases
als Attorney General Eric Holder Welcomes Drug Enforcement Administrator and U.S. Marshals Service Director By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 23 Dec 2010 09:23:54 EST Attorney General Eric Holder welcomed the confirmation of the new Director of the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), Stacia A. Hylton, and Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Michele M. Leonhart. Full Article OPA Press Releases
als Detroit Medical Center Pays U.S. $30 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 30 Dec 2010 11:25:47 EST Detroit Medical Center, a non-profit company that owns and operates hospitals and outpatient facilities in Detroit, has agreed to pay the United States $30 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act, the Anti-Kickback Statute and the Stark Statute, by engaging in improper financial relationships with referring physicians. Full Article OPA Press Releases
als Former Wealth Manager Pleads Guilty to Causing a Presidential Campaign Committee to Submit False Statements to the Federal Election Commission By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 3 Jan 2011 15:52:24 EST A former principal of a wealth management firm pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to causing the Hillary Clinton for President Committee unwittingly to submit false statements to the Federal Election Commission. Full Article OPA Press Releases
als Seven Hospitals in Six States to Pay U.S. More Than $6.3 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Related to Kyphoplasty By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 4 Jan 2011 09:43:31 EST Seven hospitals located in Florida, Mississippi, Texas, South Carolina, North Carolina and Alabama have agreed to pay the United States a total of more than $6.3 million to settle allegations that the health care facilities submitted false claims to Medicare. Full Article OPA Press Releases
als Ludlow Falls, Ohio, Builder Sentenced to 16 Months in Prison for Filing False Federal Tax Return By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 7 Jan 2011 16:42:11 EST Roy W. Bradford was sentenced today in federal district court in Dayton, Ohio, for willfully filing a false federal income tax return for 2004. Full Article OPA Press Releases
als Maryland Man Indicted for Filing False Income Tax Returns By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 11 Jan 2011 14:12:45 EST A federal grand jury in Greenbelt, Md., today indicted Thomas Robert Turner, a resident of Prince George’s County, Md., for corruptly endeavoring to obstruct and impede the due administration of the internal revenue laws between 2004 and January 2009. Full Article OPA Press Releases
als Illinois Commercial Print Broker Pleads Guilty to Making False Statement to the Government Printing Office By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 12 Jan 2011 13:30:26 EST An Illinois commercial print broker pleaded guilty today to making false statements in a bid submitted to the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO). Full Article OPA Press Releases
als Minnesota-based National Hardware Store Distributor Fastenal to Pay U.S. $6.25 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 13 Jan 2011 12:56:57 EST Fastenal Company, a national hardware store distributor, has reached a settlement with the United States following an investigation of alleged false claims in connection with a General Services Administration contract. Full Article OPA Press Releases
als Attorney General Holder Joins President Obama, Administration Officals to Announce Presidential Initiative Supporting Military Families By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 24 Jan 2011 17:33:01 EST Attorney General Eric Holder today joined President Barack Obama and other administration officials to announce the presidential initiative aimed at establishing a coordinated and comprehensive federal approach to supporting military families. Full Article OPA Press Releases
als Two Individuals Plead Guilty to Defrauding FCC Video Relay Service Program By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 24 Jan 2011 17:40:16 EST Two individuals pleaded guilty today for their participation in a conspiracy to defraud the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Video Relay Service (VRS) program. Full Article OPA Press Releases
als Seafood Wholesaler Owners Plead Guilty to Selling Falsely Labeled Fish, Smuggling, and Misbranding of Seafood Products By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 24 Jan 2011 18:31:27 EST Karen L. Blyth and David H.M. Phelps pleaded guilty today in federal court in Mobile, Ala., to 13 felony offenses for their roles in purchasing and selling farm raised Asian catfish and Lake Victoria perch falsely labeled as grouper; selling foreign farm-raised shrimp falsely labeled as U.S. wild caught shrimp, selling shrimp that falsely claimed to be larger, more expensive shrimp than they actually were; and for buying fish they knew had been illegally imported into the United States Full Article OPA Press Releases
als Attorney General Holder, Justice Department Officials Meet with Defending Childhood Representatives By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 13:36:11 EST Attorney General Eric Holder today met with Defending Childhood representatives from eight communities across the country to discuss local efforts to address children’s exposure to violence. Full Article OPA Press Releases
als Two Former Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, Police Officers Convicted of Falsifying Information About Hate Crime By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 28 Jan 2011 11:05:42 EST A federal jury in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., has convicted Matthew Nestor and William Moyer of falsifying information related to the investigation into the beating death of Luis Ramirez. Full Article OPA Press Releases
als Lucas County, Ohio, Sheriff’s Sergeant Sentenced for Civil Rights Violations and Falsifying Written Reports By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 28 Jan 2011 13:23:34 EST The Justice Department announced today that former Lucas County Sheriff’s Sergeant John E. Gray was sentenced today by Judge David A. Katz to three years in prison, followed by two years supervised release, for federal civil rights violations and records falsification relating to the in-custody death of a pretrial detainee at the Lucas County Jail. Full Article OPA Press Releases
als Federal Officials Close the Investigation into the Death of Trey Joyner By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 28 Jan 2011 18:23:41 EST The Justice Department announced today that there is insufficient evidence to pursue federal criminal civil rights charges against U.S. Park Police detectives involved in the fatal shooting of Trey Joyner. Full Article OPA Press Releases
als Oracle America to Pay United States $46 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Against Sun Microsystems By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 31 Jan 2011 15:08:17 EST Oracle America Inc. has agreed to pay the United States $46 million to settle claims that Sun Microsystems Inc., a corporation that merged with Oracle in 2010, submitted false claims and caused others to submit false claims to the General Services Administration and other federal agencies. Full Article OPA Press Releases
als Iranian National Charged with Illegally Exporting Specialized Metals from the United States to Iran By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 1 Feb 2011 10:42:54 EST Milad Jafari, 36, a citizen and resident of Iran has been indicted for illegally exporting and attempting to export specialized metals from the United States through companies in Turkey to several entities in Iran, including some entities that have been sanctioned for involvement in ballistic missile activities. Full Article OPA Press Releases
als Ohio-Based Managed Care Plan Contractor CareSource & Entities to Pay $26 Million to Resolve False Claims Allegations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 1 Feb 2011 12:42:36 EST CareSource, CareSource Management Group Co. and CareSource USA Holding Co. have agreed to pay the United States and the state of Ohio $26 million to resolve allegations that they caused Medicaid to make payments for assessments and case managements they failed to provide to children and adults. Full Article OPA Press Releases
als Five Individuals and One Tennessee Company Charged with Conspiracy to Violate Arms Export Control Act and Related Offenses in International Arms Trafficking Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 8 Feb 2011 15:26:34 EST Five individuals and a Nashville, Tenn., firearms manufacturer have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges relating to international firearms and trafficking violations of the Arms Export Control Act. Full Article OPA Press Releases
als Assistant Attorney General Thomas E. Perez Speaks at the National Association of Latino Elected Officials Luncheon on Redistricting By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 8 Feb 2011 15:39:24 EST "The importance of this process can not be overstated – our system of government relies upon giving everyone an equal voice – and the decennial redistricting process ensures integrity in our system." Full Article Speech
als Justice Department Announces Indictment and Six Lawsuits Targeting False Claims for First-time Homebuyer and Earned-income Tax Credits By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 9 Feb 2011 11:55:32 EST The United States has filed six lawsuits in five states to stop tax return preparers from fraudulently claiming the first-time homebuyer tax credit and the earned-income tax credit. Full Article OPA Press Releases
als Ohio Tax Return Preparer Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison for Preparing False Returns By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 10 Feb 2011 12:30:15 EST Thierno M. Diallo of Cincinnati was sentenced to 24 months in prison by U.S District Court Judge Sandra Beckwith in Cincinnati for aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns. Full Article OPA Press Releases
als Two Individuals Plead Guilty in Connection with Costa Rica-based Business Opportunity Fraud Ventures By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 16 Feb 2011 14:14:38 EST Two individuals pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud for their roles in business opportunity fraud schemes. Full Article OPA Press Releases
als Medicare Fraud Strike Force Charges 111 Individuals for More Than $225 Million in False Billing and Expands Operations to Two Additional Cities By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 17 Feb 2011 13:13:03 EST The Medicare Fraud Strike Force today charged 111 defendants in nine cities, including doctors, nurses, health care company owners and executives, and others, for their alleged participation in Medicare fraud schemes involving more than $225 million in false billing. Full Article OPA Press Releases
als U.S. Government Intervenes in False Claims Lawsuit Against Kellogg Brown & Root Services Inc. By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 18 Feb 2011 17:01:19 EST The government has intervened in a lawsuit against Kellogg Brown & Root Services Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois. Full Article OPA Press Releases
als Alaska-Based Company Pays U.S. More Than $1.5 Million to Settle False Claims Allegations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 22 Feb 2011 18:18:51 EST General Communication Inc. (GCI) has paid $1,556,075 to settle allegations that Alaska DigiTel LLC, a former Alaska limited liability company now owned by GCI, submitted false claims to the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Low Income Support Program, the Justice Department announced today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
als Liberian Shipping Company Sentenced to Pay $2.4 Million for Falsifying Oil Record Book and Lying to Cover up Illegal Discharges of Waste By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 23 Feb 2011 15:40:06 EST Cardiff Marine Inc, a Liberian-registered shipping company, was sentenced today in federal court in Baltimore after pleading guilty to a felony violation of the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships. Full Article OPA Press Releases
als Cincinnati Area Return Preparer Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Preparing False Tax Returns By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 23 Feb 2011 15:44:48 EST A former resident of Cincinnati was sentenced to 30 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Sandra S. Beckwith for aiding and assisting in the preparation of false client tax returns and for filing a false individual income return. Full Article OPA Press Releases
als BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois to Pay $25 Million to Settle Civil False Claims Act Allegations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 11:21:33 EDT BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois, a division of Health Care Service Corporation, has agreed to pay the United States and the state of Illinois $25 million to settle False Claims Act allegations. Full Article OPA Press Releases
als Four Individuals Arrested for Armed Home Invasion Robbery in Bartonsville, Pennsylvania By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 1 Mar 2011 15:27:54 EST FBI agents today arrested four people in connection with an armed home invasion robbery in Bartonsville, Penn. Full Article OPA Press Releases
als Forest Pharmaceuticals Sentenced to Pay $164 Million for Criminal Violations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 2 Mar 2011 17:08:41 EST Drug manufacturer Forest Pharmaceuticals Inc. was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Nancy Gertner to pay a criminal fine of $150 million and forfeit assets of $14 million. Full Article OPA Press Releases
als U.S. Seeks to Bar Georgia Man from Assisting Others in Preparing False Tax Returns By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 4 Mar 2011 14:02:09 EST The United States has asked a federal court to stop an Atlanta-area financial planner from assisting persons in preparing false tax returns claiming fraudulent tax refunds based on fabricated income tax withholdings. Full Article OPA Press Releases
als Las Vegas Woman Pleads Guilty to Acting as the Straw Owner of a Los Angeles Medical Supply Company That Submitted More Than $3.5 Million in False Claims to Medicare By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 7 Mar 2011 19:13:53 EST A Las Vegas woman pleaded guilty today to falsely representing to Medicare that she owned a Los Angeles-area durable medical equipment (DME) company that was actually owned and operated by her brother, and used by her brother and others to submit more than $3.5 million in false claims to Medicare. Full Article OPA Press Releases
als Former New York Correctional Officer Convicted of Assaulting Inmate, Making False Statements to FBI By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 17 Mar 2011 10:03:50 EDT A former correctional officer from Cohoes, N.Y., was convicted following a jury trial in Albany, N.Y., of violating the civil rights of an inmate while working at the Rensselaer County Correctional Facility, and making false statements to the FBI regarding the incident. Full Article OPA Press Releases
als Former Alabama Mayor Pleads Guilty to Filing False Tax Return By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 11 Mar 2011 12:42:55 EST John Jackson, the former mayor of White Hall, Ala., pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Susan Walker in U.S. District Court in Montgomery, Ala., to one count of filing a false tax return. Full Article OPA Press Releases
als UK Solicitor Pleads Guilty for Role in Bribing Nigerian Government Officials as Part of KBR Joint Venture Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 11 Mar 2011 13:35:34 EST Jeffrey Tesler, a former consultant to Kellogg, Brown & Root Inc. (KBR) and its joint venture partners, pleaded guilty today in Houston to conspiring to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and to violating the FCPA for his participation in a decade-long scheme to bribe Nigerian government officials to obtain engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts. Full Article OPA Press Releases
als United States Files Counterclaims Against KBR Alleging False Claims and Kickbacks By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 16 Mar 2011 13:31:09 EDT In response to a pending lawsuit from Kellogg Brown & Root Services Inc. (KBR) in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, the Department of Justice has filed counterclaims alleging that KBR managers had received kickbacks from a dining facility subcontractor in violation of the False Claims Act and the Anti-Kickback Act. Full Article OPA Press Releases