lt New Orleans Doctor and Owner of Medical Equipment Company Each Plead Guilty for Their Roles in Baton Rouge-area Health Care Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 4 Oct 2010 17:37:16 EDT A New Orleans-area medical doctor and the owner and operator of a medical equipment company each pleaded guilty today for their roles in a Baton Rouge-area durable medical equipment (DME) health care fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
lt Former U.S. Marshals Service Employee Pleads Guilty to Theft of $104,000 in Government Funds By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 12 Oct 2010 17:24:23 EDT Former U.S. Marshals Service employee, Sno H. Rush, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Washington to stealing $104,000 in government funds. Full Article OPA Press Releases
lt Owner of Two Houston Health Care Companies Pleads Guilty in Connection with Schemes to Defraud Medicare of $6.3 Million By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 12 Oct 2010 19:01:37 EDT Princewill Njoku, 51, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Gray Miller in Houston to conspiracy to commit health care fraud. Full Article OPA Press Releases
lt 73 Members and Associates of Organized Crime Enterprise, Others Indicted for Health Care Fraud Crimes Involving More Than $163 Million By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 13 Oct 2010 13:38:50 EDT Seventy-three defendants, including a number of alleged members and associates of an Armenian-American organized crime enterprise, were charged in indictments unsealed today in five judicial districts with various health care fraud-related crimes involving more than $163 million in fraudulent billing. Full Article OPA Press Releases
lt Jury Finds Asbestos Air Monitoring Company and Employees Guilty of Clean Air Act and Fraud Violations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 13 Oct 2010 16:33:36 EDT A federal jury in Utica, N.Y. has found Certified Environmental Services Inc. (CES); two of its managers, Nicole Copeland and Elisa Dunn; and one of its employees, Sandy Allen, guilty of conspiring to aid and abet Clean Air Act violations, commit mail fraud, and defraud the United States. Full Article OPA Press Releases
lt South Carolina Woman Pleads Guilty to Preparing False Tax Returns By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 14 Oct 2010 14:52:35 EDT A McCormick, S.C., tax return preparer pleaded guilty today to two counts of aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns. Full Article OPA Press Releases
lt Michigan Clinic Operator Sentenced to 63 Months in Prison for His Role in a Fraudulent Home Health Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 14 Oct 2010 19:02:31 EDT A patient recruiter and operator of a Detroit-area home health agency was sentenced to 63 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to defraud the Medicare program. Full Article OPA Press Releases
lt 7 More Houston-area Residents Charged in $5 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 15 Oct 2010 15:16:37 EDT Seven additional Houston-area residents who allegedly served as patient recruiters and a nurse have been charged for their alleged participation in a $5 million Medicare home healthcare fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
lt Assistant Attorney General Christine Varney Holds Pen-and-Pad Briefing on Antitrust Health Care Matter By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 18 Oct 2010 12:34:08 EDT "This morning, we filed a civil antitrust lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Michigan against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan alleging that provisions in their agreements with hospitals stifle competition, resulting in higher health insurance prices for consumers in Michigan," said Assistant Attorney General Varney. Full Article Speech
lt Justice Department Obtains Comprehensive Agreement Regarding the State of Georgia’s Mental Health and Developmental Disability System By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 19 Oct 2010 12:41:01 EDT The Justice Department today announced that it has entered into a comprehensive settlement agreement that will transform the state of Georgia’s mental health and developmental disability system and resolve a lawsuit the United States brought against the state. Full Article OPA Press Releases
lt Justice Department Settles Allegations of Immigration-related Employment Discrimination Against Catholic Healthcare West By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 19 Oct 2010 13:56:21 EDT The Justice Department today announced that it has reached a settlement agreement with Catholic Healthcare West (CHW) to resolve allegations that CHW engaged in a pattern or practice of citizenship status discrimination by imposing unnecessary and discriminatory hurdles to employment for work-authorized individuals. Full Article OPA Press Releases
lt Attorney General Holder and Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announce Settlement Agreement with Native American Farmers Claiming Discrimination by USDA By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 19 Oct 2010 15:23:38 EDT Attorney General Eric Holder and Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the settlement of a class action lawsuit filed against USDA by Native American farmers alleging discrimination by USDA. Full Article OPA Press Releases
lt New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty to Threatening Employees of Latino Civil Rights Organizations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 20 Oct 2010 14:38:00 EDT Vincent Johnson of Brick, N.J., who went by the internet pseudonym “Devilfish,” pleaded guilty in federal court in Trenton, N.J., to multiple charges related to a series of threatening communications he sent to employees of five civil rights organizations that work to improve opportunities for, and challenge discrimination against, Latinos in the United States. Full Article OPA Press Releases
lt Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Providing Material Support to a Foreign Terrorist Organization and Encouraging Violent Jihadists to Kill U.s. Citizens By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 20 Oct 2010 15:15:07 EDT Zachary Adam Chesser, 20, of Fairfax County, Va., pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Court Judge Liam O’Grady to a three-count criminal information that included charges of communicating threats against the writers of the South Park television show, soliciting violent jihadists to desensitize law enforcement, and attempting to provide material support to Al-Shabaab, a designated foreign terrorist organization. Full Article OPA Press Releases
lt Massachusetts Businessman Pleads Guilty to Multiple Frauds and Tax Evasion Over More Than a Decade By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 20 Oct 2010 17:09:09 EDT A former Pittsfield, Mass., man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to his role in a series of frauds and attempts to avoid paying taxes over more than a decade, as well as lying to federal authorities and financial institutions about his illegal activities. Full Article OPA Press Releases
lt Two Miami Corporations and Four Individuals Indicted for Health Care Fraud Scheme Involving Approximately $200 Million in Medicare Billing By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 21 Oct 2010 12:38:41 EDT Two Miami health care companies and four owners and senior managers of the companies were indicted today for their alleged participation in a fraud scheme involving approximately $200 million in Medicare billing for purported mental health services. Full Article OPA Press Releases
lt Houston-area Patient Recruiter Pleads Guilty in a $5.2 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 21 Oct 2010 15:40:40 EDT Cynthia Garza-Williams, 49, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud before U.S. District Court Judge Nancy Atlas in Houston. Full Article OPA Press Releases
lt Texas Businessman Pleads Guilty in Virginia to Role in $100 Million Fraud Scheme Involving Life Settlements By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 21 Oct 2010 16:51:07 EDT Eric M. Kurz, 46, of The Woodlands, Texas, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit mail fraud and money laundering in conjunction with his actions as a wholesaler of investment products for A&O, a group of businesses that acquired and marketed life settlements to investors. Full Article OPA Press Releases
lt Uzbek Man Pleads Guilty to Charges for Involvement in a Racketeering Enterprise That Engaged in Forced Labor By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 21 Oct 2010 18:11:41 EDT A citizen of Uzbekistan residing in Mission, Kan., pleaded guilty late yesterday to charges for his role as the leader of a criminal enterprise that engaged in forced labor, fraud in foreign labor contracting, visa fraud, mail fraud, identity theft, tax evasion and money laundering. Full Article OPA Press Releases
lt San Diego County, California, Attorney Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 11:46:00 EDT Craig Shaber, a practicing attorney from San Diego County, Calif., pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court before U.S. Magistrate Judge Anthony J. Battaglia to one count of tax evasion for the 2000 tax year. Full Article OPA Press Releases
lt Michigan Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Spy for the People’s Republic of China By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 13:26:16 EDT Glenn Duffie Shriver, 28, of Detroit, Mich., pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Court Judge Liam O’Grady to conspiring to provide national defense information to intelligence officers of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Full Article OPA Press Releases
lt Brooklyn-area Patient Pleads Guilty in Medicare Fraud Kick-back Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 18:27:27 EDT Brooklyn-area resident Yefim Drakhler pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn for his participation in a Medicare fraud scheme operated out of the Solstice Wellness Center, a Brooklyn-area clinic purportedly providing physical therapy and various diagnostic services. Full Article OPA Press Releases
lt Additional Alleged Member of the Almighty Latin Kings and Queen Nation Charged in Hammond, Ind., with Racketeering Conspiracy Involving Multiple Murders By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 26 Oct 2010 14:34:14 EDT An additional alleged member of the Almighty Latin Kings and Queen Nation (Latin Kings) has been indicted for his alleged role in a racketeering conspiracy in Hammond, Ind., and elsewhere. Full Article OPA Press Releases
lt GlaxoSmithKline to Plead Guilty & Pay $750 Million to Resolve Criminal and Civil Liability Regarding Manufacturing Deficiencies at Puerto Rico Plant By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 26 Oct 2010 14:41:10 EDT SB Pharmco Puerto Rico Inc., a subsidiary of GlaxoSmithKline, PLC (GSK), has agreed to plead guilty to charges relating to the manufacture and distribution of certain adulterated drugs made at GSK’s now-closed Cidra, Puerto Rico, manufacturing facility. Full Article OPA Press Releases
lt Clinic Owners and Patient Recruiters Plead Guilty in Detroit-area Diagnostic Testing Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 09:21:14 EDT Miami-area residents Emilio and Maria Haber and Detroit-area residents Genna Yates and Darryl Nichols pleaded guilty yesterday for their roles in a Detroit-area diagnostic testing fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
lt Former HannStar Executive Agrees to Plead Guilty and Serve Jail Time for Participating in Global LCD Price-Fixing Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 12:25:37 EDT A former executive from HannStar Display Corporation has agreed to plead guilty and to serve jail time in the United States for participating in a global conspiracy to fix the price of thin-film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) panels. Full Article OPA Press Releases
lt Army Contracting Officer from Colorado Pleads Guilty to Bribery Related to Contracts By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 17:04:13 EDT U.S. Army Major Roderick D. Sanchez pleaded guilty today to a one-count criminal information charging him with bribery for accepting money and items of value in return for being influenced in the awarding of Army contracts. Full Article OPA Press Releases
lt Houston-area Patient Recruiter Pleads Guilty in a $5.2 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 18:52:57 EDT A patient recruiter for a Houston-based home health care company pleaded guilty today in connection with a $5.2 million Medicare fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
lt Owner and a Former Executive of Indicted Video Relay Services Company Plead Guilty to Defrauding FCC Program By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Oct 2010 13:01:55 EDT John T.C. Yeh, the owner of Viable Communications Inc., and his brother, Joseph Yeh, the former vice president for corporate strategy and second in charge for Viable, pleaded guilty today to engaging in a conspiracy to defraud the Federal Communications Commission’s Video Relay Service program. Full Article OPA Press Releases
lt Florida Businessman Pleads Guilty to Illegal Trade in Elephant Ivory By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Oct 2010 15:16:42 EDT Joseph Barringer, 55, the owner of a Florida pool cue company, pleaded guilty today in federal court in Orlando to violating the Endangered Species Act in connection with the illegal export of African elephant ivory through an online auction site. Full Article OPA Press Releases
lt Owner of New Jersey Fishing Company Pleads Guilty to Organizing and Financing Network of High-tech Marijuana Grow Facilities in Four States By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 28 Oct 2010 18:14:14 EDT A Philadelphia man has pleaded guilty for his role in organizing and financing a network of high-tech, indoor marijuana grow facilities stretching from Florida to Connecticut. Full Article OPA Press Releases
lt All Nippon Airways Co. Ltd. Agrees to Plead Guilty to Price Fixing on Air Cargo and Air Passenger Services By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 1 Nov 2010 12:08:26 EDT All Nippon Airways Co. Ltd. (ANA) has agreed to plead guilty and to pay a $73 million criminal fine for its role in two separate conspiracies to fix prices in the air transportation industry. Full Article OPA Press Releases
lt Miami Contractor Pleads Guilty to Employment Tax Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 2 Nov 2010 17:07:22 EDT Axel Rafael Mercado pleaded guilty to one count of tax evasion before U.S. District Court Judge Patricia A. Seitz in the Southern District of Florida. Full Article OPA Press Releases
lt Justice Department Sues Chicago Lawyer to Halt Tax Shelters with $370 Million in Alleged Sham Deductions By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 3 Nov 2010 12:55:16 EDT The United States has asked a federal court in Chicago to permanently bar John E. Rogers, a Chicago tax lawyer and former partner at Seyfarth Shaw LLP, from promoting tax shelters that allegedly use distressed Brazilian debt to illegally lower customers’ reported income. Full Article OPA Press Releases
lt Baltimore Police Department Officer Sentenced to Five Years in Prison By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 3 Nov 2010 16:11:22 EDT Gregory Mussmacher was convicted by a jury in May 2010 for physically abusing a juvenile in his custody and for obstructing justice to cover up what he had done. Full Article OPA Press Releases
lt Oil Services Companies and a Freight Forwarding Company Agree to Resolve Foreign Bribery Investigations and to Pay More Than $156 Million in Criminal Penalties By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 4 Nov 2010 12:53:02 EDT A global freight forwarding company, as well as five oil and gas service companies and subsidiaries, have all agreed to resolve investigations of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations. Full Article OPA Press Releases
lt Louisiana Vessel Company to Pay $2.1 Million in Penalties By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 4 Nov 2010 16:19:33 EDT Offshore Vessels LLC (OSV) was sentenced to pay a criminal fine of $1,750,000 and remit a payment of $350,000 as community service to the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation. Full Article OPA Press Releases
lt Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services Team Up to Crack Down on Health Care Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 5 Nov 2010 14:48:27 EDT Today, Department of Justice Attorney General Eric Holder and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius visited Brooklyn, N.Y., where they participated in the third Regional Health Care Fraud Prevention Summit. Full Article OPA Press Releases
lt State Department Employee Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements About Accessing Confidential Passport Files By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 5 Nov 2010 15:24:36 EDT Brooke E. Reyna, 28, of Barrington, N.H., pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Joseph N. Laplante in U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire to making false statements. Full Article OPA Press Releases
lt Imprisoned Spy Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Act as an Agent of the Russian Government and Money Laundering By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 8 Nov 2010 14:10:37 EST Harold James Nicholson, 59, appeared before U.S. District Judge Anna J. Brown and pleaded guilty to the crimes of conspiracy to act as an agent of a foreign government and conspiracy to commit international money laundering. Full Article OPA Press Releases
lt Justice Department Reaches Agreement with Hilton Worldwide Inc. Over ADA Violations at Hilton Hotels and Major Hotel Chains Owned by Hilton By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 9 Nov 2010 12:04:14 EST The Justice Department and Hilton Worldwide Inc. today announced a comprehensive, precedent-setting agreement under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) that will make state-of-the-art accessibility changes to approximately 900 hotels nationwide. Full Article OPA Press Releases
lt Latin Kings Leader Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 9 Nov 2010 14:38:30 EST Remy Heath, aka “Remy,” “King Remy,” and “King Mellow,” 26, of Hyattsville, Md., pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise, in connection with his gang activities as a member and leader of the Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation. Full Article OPA Press Releases
lt Former Caesars Palace Nightclub Host Pleads Guilty to Tax Crime By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 10 Nov 2010 11:20:30 EST Richard Chu, a former "VIP host" at Pure Nightclub located in Caesars Palace Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of filing a false federal income tax return for the 2006 tax year. Full Article OPA Press Releases
lt Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion as Part of Organized Crime Investigation By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 10 Nov 2010 14:13:58 EST Gerald Diodati, 61, of Seekonk, Mass., pleaded guilty today before Chief U.S. District Judge Mary M. Lisi to one count of tax evasion. Full Article OPA Press Releases
lt Georgia Realtors to Pay $60,000 to Settle Fair Housing Lawsuit By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 10 Nov 2010 15:09:16 EST The Justice Department today announced that Harry Norman Realtors (HNR) and Jennifer Sherrouse have agreed to pay monetary damages and civil penalties of $60,000 to settle a Fair Housing Act lawsuit alleging that they discriminated against families with children. Full Article OPA Press Releases
lt Northern Virginia Businessman Pleads Guilty to Bank and Tax Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 10 Nov 2010 14:57:04 EST Kevin Shaffer of Sarasota, Fla., and Washington D.C., pleaded guilty to bank fraud and tax evasion before Alexandria, Va., federal district court Judge Gerald Bruce Lee. Full Article OPA Press Releases
lt Principal of A&O Entities Pleads Guilty for His Role in $100 Million Fraud Scheme Involving Life Settlements By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 10 Nov 2010 18:24:39 EST Brent Oncale, 36, of Houston, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Richmond, Va., to conspiracy charges in connection with his role as a principal of the A&O entities, a group of businesses that acquired and marketed over $100 million of investments in life settlements to more than 800 victims across the United States and Canada. Full Article OPA Press Releases
lt Three Men Charged in Albuquerque, N.M., with Federal Hate Crimes Related to Assault of Disabled Navajo Man By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 12 Nov 2010 13:25:54 EST A federal grand jury indicted three men in Albuquerque, N.M., on federal hate crime charges related to a racially-motivated assault of a 22-year-old man of Navajo descent who has a significant cognitive impairment. Full Article OPA Press Releases
lt Alabama Man Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud and Identity Theft By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 16 Nov 2010 18:09:37 EST Jeffery Leon Ceaser, a resident of Montgomery, Ala., pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to defraud the United States and one count of identity theft. Full Article OPA Press Releases
lt Pennsylvania Contractor Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 17 Nov 2010 14:17:41 EST The owner of a Langhorne, Penn., asbestos abatement company pleaded guilty to participating in a conspiracy to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Full Article OPA Press Releases