hy Jury Convicts Los Angeles Physician Assistant for Stealing Doctors Identity and Defrauding Medicare in $7.7 Million Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 1 Jul 2009 17:39:46 EDT A federal jury in Los Angeles convicted a physician assistant late yesterday for his role in a $7.7 million Medicare fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
hy Jackson, Miss. Man Sentenced to 70 Months in Prison for Receiving and Possessing Child Pornography By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 2 Jul 2009 15:45:57 EDT Joseph McNealy, a former Jackson, Miss., computer systems administrator, was sentenced today to 70 months in prison for receiving and possessing images of child pornography. Full Article OPA Press Releases
hy Illinois Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Production of Child Pornography and Other Offenses By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:16:19 EDT Carl Courtright III, of Granite City, Ill., was sentenced today to life plus 10 years in prison for production of child pornography and other offenses. A federal jury convicted Courtright of one count of production of child pornography, two counts of possession of child pornography, one count of receipt of child pornography and one count of bank fraud following a five-day trial in March 2009. Full Article OPA Press Releases
hy Indiana Man Convicted of Transporting and Possessing Child Pornography By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:35:34 EDT William Travis Brown, 39, of Sellersburg, Ind., was convicted today by a federal jury in Indianapolis of transporting and possessing child pornography. Brown was charged on July 8, 2009, in an amended indictment with one count of transportation and one count of possession of child pornography. Full Article OPA Press Releases
hy Texas Man Arrested and Charged in Child Pornography Case By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:19:17 EDT Mark Edwin Cairnes, 51, of Jonestown, Texas, has been charged with advertising, receiving and possessing child pornography. A grand jury in the Western District of Texas returned the indictment against Cairnes on July 21, 2009, which was unsealed today after his arrest yesterday in Jonestown. Full Article OPA Press Releases
hy Arizona Man Pleads Guilty to Mailing Child Pornography By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:42:30 EDT Robert Restuch, 69, of Bullhead City, Ariz., pleaded guilty yesterday to one count of mailing child pornography. As part of his plea agreement, Restuch admitted that he entered a U.S. Post Office in Bullhead City and mailed a package that contained more than 600 images of child pornography, including images depicting children less than 12 years old. Full Article OPA Press Releases
hy Massachusetts Man Convicted on Child Pornography Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:33:36 EDT Johnny Pires, 24, of Middleboro, Mass., was convicted today by a federal jury in Boston of attempting to receive child pornography and possessing child pornography. Full Article OPA Press Releases
hy Arizona Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Receipt of Child Pornography By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:55:08 EDT Charles Brown, 54, of Mesa, Ariz., was sentenced today to five years in prison and lifetime supervised release following his prison term for receiving child pornography. Full Article OPA Press Releases
hy Massachusetts Man Sentenced in Child Pornography Case By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:30:20 EDT Michael D. Doyle, 41, of Woburn, Mass., was sentenced today to four years in prison for possessing images of child pornography. Doyle also was sentenced to nine years of supervised release following his term in prison by U.S. District Court Judge George A. O’Toole Jr. The court accepted Doyle’s guilty plea to a one-count information charging possession of child pornography, which was filed on April 22, 2009. Full Article OPA Press Releases
hy Detroit Area Physical Therapist Pleads Guilty to Causing More Than $1.6 Million in Fraudulent Medicare Billing By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:54:41 EDT Detroit area physical therapist Jay Jha, 45, pleaded guilty today to participating in a conspiracy to defraud the Medicare program of approximately $18.3 million. Full Article OPA Press Releases
hy Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Receiving Child Pornography By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 8 Sep 2009 17:11:21 EDT Jeffrey Robert Libman, 42, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., pleaded guilty in Miami today to one count of receiving child pornography. Full Article OPA Press Releases
hy Philadelphia Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Advertising, Transporting, Receiving and Possessing Child Pornography By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 9 Sep 2009 17:24:55 EDT Robert P. Merz was sentenced to life in prison today for advertising, transporting, receiving and possessing child pornography. Full Article OPA Press Releases
hy Ohio Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Child Pornography Charges and Violation of the Adam Walsh Act By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:28:49 EDT Timothy L. Lantz was sentenced today to 15 years in prison for transporting child pornography in interstate commerce and failing to update his sex offender registration in violation of the Adam Walsh Act. Full Article OPA Press Releases
hy Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Advertising and Possessing Child Pornography By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:33:17 EDT Mark Edwin Cairnes of Jonestown, Texas, pleaded guilty today to advertising and possessing child pornography. Full Article OPA Press Releases
hy Indiana Man Sentenced on Child Pornography Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 6 Oct 2009 17:20:43 EDT James M. Tanksley, 52, pleaded guilty today to receipt of child pornography and possession of child pornography and was sentenced to 80 months in prison. Full Article OPA Press Releases
hy Indianapolis Man Sentenced for Transportation and Possession of Child Pornography By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 7 Oct 2009 15:01:18 EDT Michael Wildridge, 41, pleaded guilty today to transportation and possession of child pornography and was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Full Article OPA Press Releases
hy Carpinteria, California, Man Sentenced for Mailing Child Pornography By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 8 Oct 2009 17:28:26 EDT Donald Collier, 45, was sentenced today to nine years in prison for mailing child pornography. Full Article OPA Press Releases
hy Detroit-Area Physical Therapist Pleads Guilty in Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:32:52 EDT Solomon Nathaniel of Sterling Heights, Mich., pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Detroit to participating in a conspiracy to defraud the Medicare program. Full Article OPA Press Releases
hy Detroit-Area Physical Therapist Pleads Guilty in Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:34:51 EDT Troy, Mich., resident Syed Aziz pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Detroit to participating in a conspiracy to defraud the Medicare program. Full Article OPA Press Releases
hy Florida Man Sentenced to 87 Months for Receiving Child Pornography By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:43:38 EST Jeffrey Robert Libman, 42, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., was sentenced to 87 months in prison today for receiving child pornography. Full Article OPA Press Releases
hy New Jersey Man Sentenced on International Sex Tourism and Child Pornography Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:52:31 EST Wayne Nelson Corliss, 60, of Union City, N.J., was sentenced to 235 months in prison today in Newark, N.J., on three charges of traveling in foreign commerce with the intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct and a single count each of producing and possessing child pornography. Full Article OPA Press Releases
hy Indiana Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Transporting and Possessing Child Pornography By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:07:22 EST A federal jury in Indianapolis convicted William Travis Brown on July 23, 2009, of one count of transportation and one count of possession of child pornography. Full Article OPA Press Releases
hy Arizona Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Mailing Child Pornography By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:46:33 EST Robert Restuch, 70, of Bullhead City, Ariz., was sentenced today to five years in prison for mailing child pornography. Full Article OPA Press Releases
hy Physical Therapist, Money Launderer and Patient Recruiter Plead Guilty in Connection with Multiple Detroit Health Care Fraud Schemes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:10:53 EST Detroit-area residents Baskaran Thangarasan, Sandeep Aggarwal and Wayne Smith pleaded guilty this week for their roles in connection with several Detroit-area health care fraud schemes. Full Article OPA Press Releases
hy Texas Man Sentenced to 292 Months in Prison for Advertising and Possessing Child Pornography By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:54:49 EST Mark Edwin Cairnes, 51, was sentenced today to 292 months in prison and lifetime supervised release following his prison term for advertising and possessing child pornography. Full Article OPA Press Releases
hy Visiting Physicians Association to Pay $9.5 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 23 Dec 2009 09:58:22 EST Visiting Physicians Association, which is based in Farmington Hills, Mich., will pay the United States and the state of Michigan $9.5 million to settle allegations that the association violated the False Claims Act by submitting false claims to Medicare, TRICARE and the Michigan Medicaid program. Full Article OPA Press Releases
hy Massachusetts Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison on Child Pornography Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 18:30:36 EST Johnny Pires, 24, was sentenced today to five years in prison and five years of supervised release following his prison term for attempting to receive and possessing child pornography. Pires was also ordered to register as a sex offender. Full Article OPA Press Releases
hy Physical Therapist Pleads Guilty in Connection with Detroit Home Health Care Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:18:57 EST Detroit-area resident Jessica Vigil pleaded guilty today for her role in a Detroit-area home health care fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
hy Redding, Calif., Man Convicted of Child Pornography Offenses By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 17:50:07 EST Elden Ray Cibart, 60, was found guilty of one count of possessing and three counts of receiving child pornography. Full Article OPA Press Releases
hy Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Physicians Health Plan of Mid-Michigan Abandon Merger Plans By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 16:45:21 EST Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan abandoned its attempt to purchase Physicians Health Plan of Mid-Michigan after the Department informed the companies that it would file an antitrust lawsuit to block the acquisition. Full Article OPA Press Releases
hy Georgia Man Pleads Guilty to Production of Child Pornography Using Hidden Videos in Store Bathrooms By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:44:41 EDT Jeffrey Alan Wasley of Kennesaw, Ga., pleaded guilty today to production of child pornography related to surreptitiously videotaping young boys using public restrooms in Atlanta-area establishments. Full Article OPA Press Releases
hy Florida Health Care Provider & Individual Physician to Pay $12 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 16:36:07 EDT “The Justice Department is committed to vigorously pursuing those who defraud Medicare,” said Tony West, Assistant Attorney General of the Civil Division of the Department of Justice. Full Article OPA Press Releases
hy Detroit-area Physical Therapist Sentenced to 62 Months in Prison for Role in Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 29 Mar 2010 19:42:41 EDT Sterling Heights, Mich., resident Solomon Nathaniel was sentenced today to 62 months in prison for his role in a wide-ranging conspiracy to defraud the Medicare program, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny Breuer of the Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan Barbara L. McQuade; Full Article OPA Press Releases
hy U.S. Joins Lawsuit Against Waycross, Georgia, Medical Center & Physician for Alleged False Claims Billings to Medicare and Medicaid By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 5 Apr 2010 16:35:45 EDT The United States has intervened in a False Claims Act lawsuit alleging that Satilla Health Services Inc., dba Satilla Regional Medical Center, and Dr. Najam Azmat submitted claims for medically substandard and unnecessary services to Medicare and Medicaid. Full Article OPA Press Releases
hy Brooklyn Physical Therapy Clinic Executive and Three Employees Charged in Health Care Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 5 May 2010 11:55:29 EDT Solstice executive Dmitry Shteyman, 35, and Solstice employees Aleksey Shteyman, 41; Maxsim Shvedkin, 38; and Sara Kalantarov, 22, were each charged in an indictment unsealed today in U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of New York, with conspiracy to defraud the United States, to submit and cause the submission of false claims and to pay health care kickbacks. Full Article OPA Press Releases
hy Adult Foster Care Facility Owners and Physical Therapist Plead Guilty in Medicare Home Health Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 14 May 2010 09:40:53 EDT Detroit-area residents Tariq Chaudhary, Lura Barrett and Stephen Cartier pleaded guilty today for their participation in a fraudulent Medicare home health scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
hy Final U.S. Defendant to Face Charges Related to International Child Pornography Conspiracy Case By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 26 May 2010 14:06:18 EDT Edward Oedewaldt, 47, was arrested in Arcadia, La., on April 23, 2010, after an extensive search involving assistance from law enforcement in the United States and abroad. Full Article OPA Press Releases
hy Florida Man Sentenced to 42 Months in Prison on Child Pornography and Obstruction of Justice Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 1 Jun 2010 16:47:26 EDT Brian Thomas Smith, of Gainesville, Fla., was sentenced today to 42 months in prison and a lifetime of supervised release following his prison term for attempted possession of child pornography and obstruction of justice. Full Article OPA Press Releases
hy Patient Recruiter and Physical Therapist Sentenced in Connection with Detroit-area Medicare Fraud Schemes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 4 Jun 2010 17:27:35 EDT Miami resident Timothy Pierce was sentenced today to 48 months in prison for his participation in a fraudulent Medicare infusion scheme, and Troy, Mich., resident Jay Jha was sentenced to 27 months in prison for his participation in a separate fraudulent physical therapy scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
hy Physical Therapist Sentenced to 57 Months in Prison in Connection with Detroit-area Medicare Fraud Schemes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 11 Jun 2010 18:01:19 EDT Farmington Hills, Mich., resident Baskaran Thangarasan was sentenced today to 57 months in prison for his participation in a fraudulent physical therapy scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
hy Health Alliance of Greater Cincinnati, Two Ohio Hospitals, and Physician Group to Pay $2.6 Million to Resolve Fraud Allegations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 15 Jun 2010 14:11:43 EDT The Health Alliance of Greater Cincinnati, two of its member hospitals (The Fort Hamilton Hospital and The University Hospital), and University Internal Medicine Associates Inc. have agreed to pay the United States $2.6 million to settle claims that they violated the Anti-Kickback Statute and the False Claims Act by engaging in a kickback-for-referral scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
hy North Carolina Man Sentenced to 72 Months in Prison for Possessing Child Pornography By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 23 Jun 2010 18:33:24 EDT Timothy Christenbury, 47, was sentenced today in Charlotte, N.C., to 72 months in prison and 10 years of supervised release following his prison term for possessing child pornography. Full Article OPA Press Releases
hy Five Defendants Sentenced for Child Pornography Crimes Uncovered as a Result of International Investigation By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 2 Jul 2010 17:49:31 EDT Four defendants were sentenced today in connection with their participation in an online child pornography conspiracy, while a fifth defendant was sentenced for receiving child pornography. Full Article OPA Press Releases
hy Detroit-area Physical Therapist and Physician’s Assistant Plead Guilty in Medicare Home Health Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 18:52:26 EDT Detroit-area residents Faisal Chaudry and Guy Ross pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Detroit for their participation in a fraudulent Medicare home health scheme Full Article OPA Press Releases
hy Massachusetts Man Sentenced to 70 Months in Prison for Child Pornography Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 14 Jul 2010 12:45:45 EDT Douglas Carruthers, 46, formerly of Rockland, Mass., was sentenced today to 70 months in prison and eight years of supervised release following his prison term for child pornography offenses. Full Article OPA Press Releases
hy Georgia Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Production of Child Pornography Using Hidden Videos in Store Bathrooms By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:22:59 EDT Jeffrey Alan Wasley of Kennesaw, Ga., was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for producing child pornography through the surreptitious videotaping of young boys using public restrooms in Atlanta-area establishments. Full Article OPA Press Releases
hy Two Defendants Sentenced to Prison in International Child Pornography Conspiracy Case By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:11:40 EDT Thomas Attebury, 40, of Bakersfield, Calif., was sentenced yesterday to 38 years in prison for his role in the child pornography conspiracy and David Williams, 46, of Selinsgrove, Pa., was sentenced yesterday to 25 years in prison for his participation in the conspiracy. Full Article OPA Press Releases
hy Two Individuals Plead Guilty to Participating in International Child Pornography Group By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:16:15 EDT Two individuals have pleaded guilty to charges related to their participation in an international group of child pornography traffickers who used a social networking site to share thousands of sexually explicit images. Full Article OPA Press Releases
hy U.S. Files Suit Against Georgia Medical Center and Physician; Allegedly Submitted Claims for Worthless Services to Federal Health Care Programs By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:09:36 EDT The United States has filed a complaint under the False Claims Act against Dr. Najam Azmat and the Satilla Regional Medical Center in Waycross, Ga. Full Article OPA Press Releases
hy Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:19:19 EDT A Virginia man pleaded guilty today to charges related to his possession and distribution of images containing child pornography. Full Article OPA Press Releases