owner Brooklyn Clinic Owner Sentenced for Role in $77 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2013 17:12:47 EST The owner of a Brooklyn medical clinic was sentenced today to serve 15 years in prison for her leading role in a $77 million Medicare fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
owner Durable Medical Equipment Clinic Owner Pleads Guilty in Miami for Role in $11 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 21 Nov 2013 13:21:13 EST The former owner of a defunct durable medical equipment (DME) clinic based in Miami pleaded guilty today for his role in an $11 million Medicare fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
owner Owner of Home Health Companies Sentenced for Role in $20 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 21 Nov 2013 17:14:16 EST The owner and operator of several Miami health care agencies was sentenced today to serve 120 months in prison for his role in a health care fraud scheme involving defunct home health care company Trust Care Health Services Inc. Full Article OPA Press Releases
owner Health Care Clinic Owners Sentenced for Role in $8 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 2 Dec 2013 15:27:47 EST Two health care clinic owners were sentenced today in connection with an $8 million health care fraud scheme involving the now-defunct home health care company Flores Home Health Care Inc. Full Article OPA Press Releases
owner Federal Agents Arrest Operators of Loan Modification Scam That Targeted Struggling Homeowners By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 4 Dec 2013 14:35:26 EST Federal agents arrested Bryan D’Antonio and Charles Wayne Farris for operating the Rodis Law Group and America’s Law Group, businesses that allegedly offered bogus loan modification assistance to struggling homeowners; and Attorney Ronald Rodis surrendered to federal agents on for his alleged role in the operation. Full Article OPA Press Releases
owner Miami Home Health Company Owner and Recruiter Sentenced for Role in $48 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 4 Dec 2013 15:25:21 EST A patient recruiter of a Miami health care company was sentenced to serve 108 months in prison today for his participation in a $48 million home health Medicare fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
owner Government Files Suit Against Canton, Ohio-based Tab Construction and Its Owner for Allegedly Defrauding the Historically Underutilized Business Zone Program By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 5 Dec 2013 10:43:56 EST The government has filed a complaint against Canton, Ohio-based TAB Construction Co. Inc. (TAB) and its owner, William E. Richardson III, for allegedly making false statements to the Small Business Administration (SBA) to obtain certification as a Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) company. Full Article OPA Press Releases
owner Owner of New York Sportswear Distribution Business Sentenced for Tax Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 6 Dec 2013 17:51:19 EST Harry Neuhoff, a resident of Brooklyn, N.Y., was sentenced to serve 12 months and one day in prison and three years supervised release for tax evasion, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
owner Justice Department Files Fair Housing Lawsuit Against Owner and Manager of Rental Housing in New Hampshire for Discrimination Against Families with Children By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 17 Dec 2013 09:59:11 EST The Justice Department today filed a lawsuit against the owner and manager of rental apartments in Jaffrey, N.H., for violating the Fair Housing Act by discriminating against families with children. Full Article OPA Press Releases
owner Health Care Clinic Owner Sentenced for Role in $7 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 19 Dec 2013 16:12:03 EST The owner of a Miami home health care company was sentenced to serve 235 months in prison today for her participation in a $7 million health care fraud scheme involving defunct home health care company Anna Nursing Services Corp. Full Article OPA Press Releases
owner Patient Recruiter and Therapy Staffing Company Owner Sentenced for Roles in $7 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 20 Dec 2013 13:29:10 EST A patient recruiter and a therapy staffing company owner were sentenced today to serve 50 months and 46 months in prison, respectively, for their participation in a $7 million health care fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
owner United States Government Settles False Claims Act Allegations Against Florida Vein Clinic and Its Owner By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 7 Jan 2014 10:13:52 EST A Florida-based physician, Dr. Ravi Sharma, has agreed to pay $400,000 to resolve allegations that he and his clinics violated the False Claims Act by knowingly billing Medicare for vein injections and physician office visits performed by unqualified personnel. Full Article OPA Press Releases
owner Medical Clinic Owner Pleads Guilty in Miami for Role in Multiple Health Care Fraud Schemes Totaling Over $20 Million By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 7 Jan 2014 13:48:35 EST The owner and operator of a Miami medical clinic pleaded guilty today in connection with multiple health care fraud schemes involving the defunct clinic Merfi Corp. Full Article OPA Press Releases
owner Medical Clinic Owner and Other Patient Recruiters Plead Guilty in Miami for Roles in $8 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 7 Jan 2014 13:55:45 EST Several patient recruiters, including a medical clinic owner, pleaded guilty today in connection with a health care fraud scheme involving Flores Home Health Care Inc., a defunct home health care company. Full Article OPA Press Releases
owner Property Owner and Maintenance Supervisor Plead Guilty in Albany to Crimes Relating to Illegal Handling and Disposal of Asbestos By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 22 Jan 2014 13:32:22 EST John Mills and Terrance Allen, both of Malone, N.Y., pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Albany, N.Y., to conspiracy to violate the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) and substantive CERCLA counts in relation to the illegal removal, handling, and disposal of asbestos. Full Article OPA Press Releases
owner Home Health Agency Owner and Director of Nursing Indicted By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 15:04:39 EST The operator and director of nursing of a home health agency based in Richmond, Texas, was arrested yesterday for her alleged role in a Medicare fraud scheme and a conspiracy to structure bank withdrawals. Full Article OPA Press Releases
owner Owner of Houston Medical Equipment Companies Indicted for $3.4 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 17:08:28 EST Huey P. Williams Jr., the owner and operator of two durable medical equipment (DME) companies, was arrested yesterday for his alleged role in a $3.4 million Medicare fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
owner Home Health Agency Owner Sentenced for Role in $11 Million Detroit Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 24 Jan 2014 16:28:47 EST A home health agency owner who participated in a Medicare fraud scheme that totaled almost $11 million was sentenced in Detroit today to serve 120 months in prison. Full Article OPA Press Releases
owner Justice Department Files Fair Housing Lawsuit Against Owner and Managers of Illinois Mobile Home Park for Discriminating Against African-Americans and Families with Children By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 4 Feb 2014 17:53:46 EST The Justice Department filed a lawsuit today against the owner and those responsible for the management of a 126-space mobile home park in Effingham, Ill., for violating the Fair Housing Act by discriminating against African-Americans and families with children. Full Article OPA Press Releases
owner Durable Medical Equipment Clinic Owner Sentenced for His Role in $11 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 11 Feb 2014 15:21:44 EST The former owner of a defunct durable medical equipment (DME) clinic was sentenced today in Miami to serve 70 months in prison for his role in an $11 million health care fraud scheme involving World Class Medical Clinic Corp. Full Article OPA Press Releases
owner Denver Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion, Admits to Making False Statements to the IRS By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 12 Feb 2014 15:57:00 EST Abdelhamid M. Horany, 58, of Denver, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge R. Brooke Jackson in federal court in Denver to one count of tax evasion related to his 2007 individual income taxes, announced the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service. Full Article OPA Press Releases
owner Former Detroit Liquor Store Owner Sentenced for Tax Fraud and for Selling Cutting Agents to Drug Dealers By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 19 Feb 2014 13:18:49 EST Bashar Saroki, a resident of Southfield, Mich., was sentenced today in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan to serve 30 months in prison to be followed by one year of supervised release, the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service announced. Full Article OPA Press Releases
owner Two Florida Men Sentenced for Defrauding Thousands of Homeowners in $4 Million Nationwide Home Loan Modification Scam By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 20 Feb 2014 16:23:51 EST Two Florida men were sentenced today to serve 84 months in prison for defrauding thousands of homeowners in a $4 million nationwide home loan modification scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
owner Owner of Fake Michigan Psychotherapy Clinic Sentenced for Role in Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 27 Feb 2014 16:51:00 EST The owner of two Flint, Mich., adult day care centers was sentenced today for his leadership role in a $3.2 million Medicare fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
owner Former Owner of Florida Airline Fuel Supply Company Pleads Guilty in Scheme to Defraud Illinois-Based Ryan International Airlines By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 6 Mar 2014 13:48:41 EST A former owner and operator of a Florida-based airline fuel supply service company pleaded guilty today to participating in a kickback scheme to defraud Illinois-based Ryan International Airlines, a charter airline company located in Rockford, Ill. Full Article OPA Press Releases
owner Owner of Tax Preparation Business in Washington, D.C., Indicted for Conspiring to Defraud the Internal Revenue Service and Preparing False Individual Income Tax Returns By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 7 Mar 2014 18:45:33 EST On Feb. 26, 2014, a federal grand jury sitting in the District of Columbia returned a 17 count indictment charging Sherri Davis for conspiring to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), aiding and assisting in the preparation of false individual income tax returns and filing false individual income tax returns, the Justice Department and IRS announced following the unsealing of Davis’ indictment today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
owner Construction Company Owner Convicted of Two Counts of Filing False Corporate Tax Returns By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 13 Mar 2014 16:55:36 EDT The Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service announced today that construction company owner Tomas Olazabal, of Fresh Meadows, N.Y., was convicted of two counts of filing false corporate tax returns for his corporation, Tupac Construction Corporation. Full Article OPA Press Releases
owner Medical Clinic Owner and Other Patient Recruiters Sentenced for Roles in $8 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 16:42:20 EDT Several patient recruiters, including a medical clinic owner, were sentenced today for their participation in a health care fraud scheme involving Flores Home Health Care Inc., a defunct home health care company. Full Article OPA Press Releases
owner Medical Clinic Owner Sentenced for Role in Multiple Health Care Fraud Schemes Totaling Over $20 Million By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 16:48:34 EDT The owner and operator of a Miami medical clinic, Merfi Corp., was sentenced today to serve 108 months in prison for her participation in multiple health care fraud schemes. Full Article OPA Press Releases
owner Alabama Pest Control Company and Its Owner Plead Guilty to Unlawful Application of Pesticides at Georgia Nursing Homes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 18:00:10 EDT Steven A. Murray, 54, of Pelham, Ala., and his company, Bio-Tech Management Inc., pleaded guilty today in federal court in Macon, Ga., to charges of conspiracy, unlawful use of pesticides, false statements and mail fraud in connection with the misapplication of pesticides in Georgia nursing homes. Full Article OPA Press Releases
owner Straw Owner of Clinic Sentenced in Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 12:33:01 EDT A Florida man who had been the straw owner of a physical therapy rehabilitation facility has been sentenced to serve 30 months in prison for his role in a $28.3 million Medicare fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
owner Co-Owner of New Jersey Industrial Pipes Supply Company Pleads Guilty to Making False Statement in Connection with Superfund Investigation By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 4 Apr 2014 14:45:08 EDT A co-owner of a Middlesex, N.J., industrial pipes, valves and fittings supply company pleaded guilty today to one count of making a false statement. Full Article OPA Press Releases
owner Owner of Tax Return Preparation Franchise and Health Provider Business Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud, Healthcare Fraud and Money Laundering By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 10 Apr 2014 18:52:20 EDT Claude Arthur Verbal II, formerly of Raleigh, N.C., and now of Miami, pleaded guilty to tax fraud, healthcare fraud and money laundering in two separate cases in federal court. Full Article OPA Press Releases
owner Government Settles False Claims Act Allegations Against Kansas Cancer Treatment Facility and Its Owner By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 14 Apr 2014 13:00:55 EDT Hope Cancer Institute, a cancer treatment facility in Kansas, and Dr. Raj Sadasivan, the owner of Hope Cancer Institute, have agreed to pay $2.9 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by submitting claims to Medicare, Medicaid and the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program for drugs and services that were not provided to beneficiaries. Full Article OPA Press Releases
owner Maryland Man Sentenced for Defrauding Thousands of Homeowners in $4 Million Nationwide Home Loan Modification Scam By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 24 Apr 2014 15:33:10 EDT A Maryland man was sentenced today to serve one year and a day in prison for defrauding thousands of homeowners in a $4 million nationwide home loan modification scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
owner Owner of Baton Rouge Pharmacy Pleads Guilty for Directing $2.2 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 24 Apr 2014 16:05:25 EDT The owner of a Louisiana pharmacy pleaded guilty today for directing a $2.2 million Medicare fraud scheme to repackage and redistribute prescription medications. Mona Patrice Carter, 47, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge James J. Brady of the Middle District of Louisiana to one count of health care fraud. Full Article OPA Press Releases
owner Owners of Los Angeles Ambulance Company Sentenced for Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 6 May 2014 08:54:04 EDT The owners of Alpha Ambulance Inc. (Alpha), a now-defunct Los Angeles-area ambulance transportation company, have been sentenced in connection with a Medicare fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
owner Tennessee Salvage Company Owner and Operator Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Violate the Clean Air Act By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 14 May 2014 15:55:07 EDT The owner and operator of a Tennessee salvage and demolition company, A&E Salvage Inc., pleaded guilty today in federal court in Greeneville, Tennessee, for conspiring to violate the Clean Air Act. Full Article OPA Press Releases
owner Former Subway Franchise Owner Pleads Guilty to Gift Card Hacking Scheme at Subway Restaurants By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 14 May 2014 16:51:39 EDT A California man pleaded guilty today in the District of Massachusetts for his role in a conspiracy to hack into the computerized cash registers of a number of Subway restaurants to fraudulently obtain more than $40,000 in gift cards. Full Article OPA Press Releases
owner Former Owner of Airline Fuel Supply Company Sentenced to Prison for Role in Scheme to Defraud Illinois-Based Ryan International Airlines By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 15 May 2014 17:53:34 EDT A former owner and operator of a Florida-based airline fuel supply service company was sentenced today to serve 50 months in prison for participating in a scheme to defraud Illinois-based Ryan International Airlines. Full Article OPA Press Releases
owner Detroit-Area Home Health Agency Owner Sentenced to 72 Months in Prison for His Role in $13.8 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 22 May 2014 13:57:57 EDT Zahir Yousafzai, 44, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Gerald E. Rosen in the Eastern District of Michigan. In addition to his prison term, Yousafzai was sentenced to three years of supervised release and was ordered to pay $4,131,135 in restitution, jointly and severally with his co-defendants. Full Article OPA Press Releases
owner Owner and Recruiter for Louisiana and Texas Mental Health Clinics Convicted as Part of $258 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme in Baton Rouge, Louisiana By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 22 May 2014 17:17:50 EDT An owner and operator of community mental health centers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as well as a patient recruiter for a related facility in Houston, Texas, were convicted on Wednesday, May 21, 2014, for their roles in a $258 million Medicare fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
owner Ex-Casino Owner, Nevada Businessman and Former National Football League Player Found Guilty in Massive Tax Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 28 May 2014 16:10:38 EDT A Las Vegas jury returned guilty verdicts yesterday against Alan Rodrigues, a former casino owner from Henderson, Nevada, Weston Coolidge, a former businessman from Las Vegas, and Joseph Prokop, a former National Football League punter from Upland, California, for conspiracy and fraud related to their promotion of a fraudulent tax product through the now-defunct National Audit Defense Network. Full Article OPA Press Releases
owner Owner of New York Construction Companies Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 16:11:17 EDT Eric Anderson, of Dix Hills, New York, pleaded guilty today in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York to the willful failure to collect and pay over employment taxes, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced Full Article OPA Press Releases
owner Former Owner of Physical Therapy Clinic Sentenced to Prison in Connection with Health Care Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 2 Sep 2014 11:56:22 EDT A Florida man who was convicted of conspiracy to commit health care fraud was sentenced to serve 27 months in prison today in federal court in Tampa, Florida Full Article OPA Press Releases
owner Owners of Two Houston-Area Home Health Care Companies, Doctor, and Hospital Employee Sentenced for Their Roles in $3 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 2 Sep 2014 12:09:35 EDT Owners of two home health agencies, a doctor, and a hospital employee who sold patient information were all sentenced today for their roles in an $3 million Medicare fraud scheme Full Article OPA Press Releases
owner Owner of Home Health Company Pleads Guilty to Role in $6.5 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 15:59:32 EDT The owner and operator of Nestor’s Health Services, Inc. (Nestor HH), a now-defunct Miami home health care agency, pleaded guilty today in connection with a $6.5 million health care fraud scheme Full Article OPA Press Releases
owner Happy’s Pizza Franchise Owner and Nominee Owner Plead Guilty in Tax Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 12:41:44 EDT Two West Bloomfield, Michigan, residents pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan today, announced the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Full Article OPA Press Releases
owner North Carolina Recycling Business and Owner Sentenced to Unlawful Handling of PCB-Contaminated Oil, Tax Violations, and False Statements By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 12:52:09 EDT Benjamin Franklin Pass, 61, and P&W Waste Oil Services Inc. (P&W), of Leland, North Carolina were sentenced today in federal court in Raleigh, North Carolina. Pass was sentenced to 42 months in prison and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $21,373,143.38 for clean-up costs associated with the environmental contamination at his business and an additional $538,857 to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for federal income taxes he failed to pay between 2002 and 2011 Full Article OPA Press Releases
owner Owner and Administrator of Miami Home Health Companies Pleads Guilty for Role in $74 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 14:40:11 EDT A Miami resident who owned a home health care company and was the administrator of another home health care company pleaded guilty today for her participation in a $74 million Medicare fraud scheme Full Article OPA Press Releases