u.s. U.S. Army Sergeant and Associate Indicted for Alleged Bribe Scheme Involving Contracts at Camp Arifjan in Kuwait By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 21 Jun 2011 17:18:02 EDT An 11-count indictment unsealed today in federal court in Wheeling, W.V., charges an Army sergeant first class and his associate for their alleged roles in a bribery and money laundering scheme at Camp Arifjan, a U.S. military base in Kuwait. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Former Army Contracting Officials Charged with Conspiracy to Defraud the U.S. & Filing False Tax Returns and Ethics Forms By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 17:27:57 EDT Kenneth H. Nix and Velma I. Salinas-Nix, both of Boerne, Texas, were indicted by a federal grand jury in San Antonio on a multi-count indictment alleging tax fraud and false statements to the U.S. government. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Belarusian National is Sentenced to 41 Months in Prison for Participating in International Online Scheme to Steal U.S. Tax Refunds By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 17:40:25 EDT A Belarusian national and resident of Nantucket, Mass., was sentenced today in federal court to 41 months in prison for his participation in an international online scheme to steal income tax refunds from U.S. taxpayers around the country. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Members of International Procurement Network Indicted for Supplying Iran with U.S. Military Aircraft Components By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 23 Jun 2011 10:03:46 EDT Seven individuals and five corporate entities based in the United States, France, the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) and Iran have been indicted in the Middle District of Georgia for their alleged roles in a conspiracy to illegally export military components for fighter jets and attack helicopters from the United States to Iran. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Assistant Attorney General Christine Varney Speaks at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 24 Jun 2011 14:59:18 EDT "To help you evaluate our achievements, I want to talk about developments at the Division on a variety of fronts—including civil merger and non-merger enforcement, international efforts, and competition advocacy work," said Assistant Attorney General Varney. Full Article Speech
u.s. Former U.S. Army Sergeant Pleads Guilty to Stealing Equipment in Iraq and Receiving Proceeds from Sale on Black Market By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 28 Jun 2011 13:10:03 EDT A former U.S. Army sergeant pleaded guilty today to conspiring to steal U.S. Army equipment related to his work as a non-commissioned officer helping to train Iraqi army personnel in Mosul, Iraq, in 2008. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Las Vegas Physician to Pay U.S. $5.7 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Related to Radiation Oncology Services and Other Procedures By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 14:05:31 EDT “We expect that physicians who participate in federal health care programs will bill for their services accurately and honestly,” said Tony West, Assistant Attorney General for the Department’s Civil Division. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. U.S. Army Contractor Sentenced to 42 Months in Prison for Stabbing at Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 8 Jul 2011 12:07:45 EDT A U.S. Army contractor was sentenced today to 42 months in prison for stabbing another individual with a knife at Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. California Firm to Pay U.S. $400,000 to Resolve False Claims By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 11 Jul 2011 17:00:35 EDT PRIDE Industries, and its subsidiary, PRIDE Industries One, has agreed to pay the United States $400,000 to resolve allegations that it knowingly submitted false claims relating to a contract to provide maintenance services at the Department of the Army’s Ft. Bliss Army Base in El Paso, Texas. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Owner of Miami Company Sentenced to 63 Months in Prison for Scheme to Defraud the U.S. Export-Import Bank By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 18 Jul 2011 15:30:55 EDT The owner of an investment planning company in Miami was sentenced today to 63 months in prison for his role in a scheme to defraud the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) of $5.2 million. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. “Project Delirium” Results in Nearly 2,000 Arrests During 20-Month Operation, Seizures of More Than 12 Tons of Drugs and $62 Million in U.S. Currency By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:42:32 EDT Approximately 1,985 individuals have been arrested on narcotics-related charges as part of a 20-month multi-agency law enforcement investigation known as “Project Delirium,” which targeted the La Familia Michoacana drug cartel. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. U.S. Government Intervenes in False Claims Lawsuit Against Nurses’ Registry and Home Health Corporation By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 26 Jul 2011 10:33:39 EDT The United States has intervened in a lawsuit against Nurses’ Registry and Home Health Corporation in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. U.S. Sues Mortgage Lending Business President & Founder in Connection with HUD Insured Loans By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Jul 2011 14:15:03 EDT The United States has filed a civil lawsuit against Robert S. Luce, founder and president of MDR Mortgage Corp., a mortgage lending business located in Palatine, Ill. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Former UBS Banker Charged with Helping U.S. Taxpayers Use Secret Swiss Bank Accounts to Evade U.S. Taxes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 2 Aug 2011 13:25:33 EDT Martin Lack, a former UBS AG banker who is currently an independent asset manager, has been charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Attorney General and DHS Secretary Announce Largest U.S. Prosecution of International Criminal Network Organized to Sexually Exploit Children By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 3 Aug 2011 11:29:13 EDT Attorney General Holder and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Napolitano announced today the unsealing of three indictments and one complaint charging a total of 72 individuals for their participation in an international criminal network dedicated to the sexual abuse of children and the creation and dissemination of graphic images and videos of child sexual abuse throughout the world. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. U.S. Files Complaint Against Education Management Corp. Alleging False Claims Act Violations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 8 Aug 2011 18:23:14 EDT The United States has intervened and filed a complaint in a whistleblower suit pending under the False Claims Act against Education Management Corp. (EDMC) and several affiliated entities. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant from South Carolina Pleads Guilty for Role in Scheme to Steal Military Equipment in Iraq By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 10 Aug 2011 16:27:25 EDT Eric Scott Hamilton, 40, of Pelzer, S.C., pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge J. Michelle Childs in the District of South Carolina to a criminal information charging him with two counts of conspiracy to steal public property. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. California-Based Taleo Corp. Agrees to Pay U.S. $6.49 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 16 Aug 2011 14:34:36 EDT Taleo Corp. has agreed to pay the United States $6.49 million to resolve allegations that it knowingly caused false claims to be submitted to the Transportation Security Administration of the Department of Homeland Security, the Justice Department announced today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. U.S. Files Lawsuit Against Bollinger Shipyards for Material False Statements Made to the Coast Guard By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 17 Aug 2011 12:34:10 EDT “Companies which make false statements to win Coast Guard contracts do a disservice to the men and women securing our borders,” said Tony West, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division of the Department of Justice. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Minnesota Transit Constructors to Pay U.S. $4.6 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Liability By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 24 Aug 2011 13:01:30 EDT Minnesota Transit Constructors Inc. (MnTC), a joint venture comprised of Granite Construction, C.S. McCrossan Inc. and Parsons Transportation Group, as well as a number of subcontractors, have agreed to pay the United States $4.6 million to resolve allegations that they knowingly submitted false claims related to a federally-funded transit construction project in Minneapolis. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Barrio Azteca Gang Member Extradited from Mexico to the United States to Face Charges Related to U.S. Consulate Murders in Juarez, Mexico By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 26 Aug 2011 18:52:17 EDT Miguel Angel Nevarez, aka “Lentes” and “94,” a member of the Barrio Azteca (BA) gang, has been extradited to the United States from Mexico to face a variety of charges including those related to his alleged participation in the March 13, 2010, murders of three individuals with ties to the U.S. Consulate in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Statement of Attorney General Eric Holder on the Resignation of U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona Dennis Burke By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 30 Aug 2011 13:01:32 EDT “United States Attorney Dennis Burke has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to the Department of Justice and the U.S. Attorney’s office, first as a line prosecutor over a decade ago and more recently as United States Attorney," said Attorney General Holder. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. U.S. Attorneys Paul J. Fishman and Loretta E. Lynch to Lead Attorney General’s Advisory Committee By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 1 Sep 2011 16:45:07 EDT Today, Attorney General Eric Holder announced the appointment of U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Paul J. Fishman as chair of the Attorney General’s Advisory Committee of U.S. Attorneys. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. California Medical Billing Company Agrees to Pay U.S. $4.6 Million to Resolve Allegations of False Claims to Federal Health Care Programs By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 1 Sep 2011 18:49:17 EDT Janzen, Johnston &s Medicaid program. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Against the City of Winchester, Va., to Enforce Employment Rights of U.S. Marine Corps Reservist By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 6 Sep 2011 17:45:57 EDT The U.S. Department of Justice announced today that it has reached a settlement with the city of Winchester, Va., to resolve allegations that the city violated the reemployment rights of U.S. Marine Corps reservist Jon Fultz. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Former Campaign Treasurer for U.s. Congressman from New Jersey Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Embezzling Campaign Funds By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 7 Sep 2011 14:05:48 EDT The former campaign treasurer for Representative Frank LoBiondo of New Jersey was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for embezzling more than $450,000 from the congressman’s election and re-election campaign accounts. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Former CEO of U.S. Telecommunications Company Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison for Bribing Foreign Government Officials By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 8 Sep 2011 18:10:15 EDT A former chief executive officer of Florida-based telecommunications company Latin Node Inc. (LatiNode) was sentenced yesterday to 46 months in prison for paying bribes to former government officials in Honduras. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. U.S. Joined False Claims Act Lawsuit Against Florida’s Halifax Hospital Medical Center and Halifax Staffing Inc. By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 9 Sep 2011 13:19:34 EDT The United States has partially intervened in a lawsuit under the False Claims Act against Halifax Hospital Medical Center and Halifax Staffing Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. U.S. Bureau of Prisons Employee Indicted in Florida for Sexual Abuse of a Ward and False Statements By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 9 Sep 2011 13:17:46 EDT U.S. Bureau of Prisons employee Jack Chris Jackson, 45, was indicted today on charges of sexual abuse of an inmate and false statements. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Accenture Pays U.S. $63.675 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 12 Sep 2011 12:49:23 EDT Accenture LLP has agreed to pay the United States $63.675 million to resolve a whistleblower lawsuit. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia’s 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 13 Sep 2011 11:15:23 EDT "Our commitment to doing not just what is necessary, but what is right – to protect the safety and the civil liberties of those we serve – remains certain," said Attorney General Holder. Full Article Speech
u.s. BP Amoco to Pay U.S. $20.5 Million to Resolve Allegations of Royalty Underpayments from Indian and Federal Lands By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 16 Sep 2011 12:50:51 EDT BP Amoco Corp., Amoco Production Company, BP Exploration & Oil Inc., BP America Inc., Atlantic Richfield Company and Vastar have agreed to pay the United States $20.5 million to resolve claims that the companies violated the False Claims Act by knowingly underpaying royalties owed on natural gas produced from federal and Indian leases. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Saudi Arabia-Based Tamimi Global Company to Pay U.S. $13 Million to Resolve Criminal and Civil Allegations of Kickbacks and Illegal Gratuities By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 16 Sep 2011 17:28:40 EDT Saudi Arabia-based Tamimi Global Company Ltd has agreed to pay the United States $13 million to resolve criminal and civil allegations that the company paid kickbacks to a Kellogg Brown &s operations in Iraq and Kuwait. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. NASA Contractor to Pay U.S. to Resolve False Claims Act Liability Concerning Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:55:43 EDT Lydia Demski, the owner of Deerpath Corp., has agreed to pay the United States $800,000 to resolve allegations that she and her companies knowingly caused false claims to be submitted relating to a contract to provide re-furbishment of equipment at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Plumbrook facility in Sandusky, Ohio. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Boston Scientific Subsidiary Guidant Pays U.S. $9.25 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 26 Sep 2011 14:38:51 EDT Guidant LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Boston Scientific Corp. of Natick, Mass., has agreed to pay the United States $9.25 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Kentucky Doctor Pays U.S. $349,860 to Settle False Claims Act Allegations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 27 Sep 2011 10:14:20 EDT Louisville, Ky., physician Dr. Steven H. Stern and his practice, Kentuckiana Center for Better Bone and Joint Health PLLC have agreed to pay $349,860 to settle allegations of overbilling Medicare. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Public Awareness Campaign Launched to Seek New Information in the Murder of Assistant U.S. Attorney By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 28 Sep 2011 18:16:27 EDT Attorney General Eric Holder joined U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington Jenny A. Durkan, the Wales family and the FBI in Seattle today to announce a new media and social media effort to seek information related to the 2001 slaying of Assistant U.S. Attorney Thomas C. Wales. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. SAIC and Others to Pay U.S. More Than $22.6 Million to Resolve False Claims Allegations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 29 Sep 2011 13:45:03 EDT Science Applications International Inc. (SAIC); its subcontractor, Applied Enterprise Solutions LLC (AES); AES CEO Dale Galloway; and former government employees Stephen Adamec and Robert Knesel will pay the United States $22,676,000 to resolve allegations of false claims in a whistleblower suit. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Former Colombian Maritime Training Instructor and Co-Conspirator Sentenced to Prison on U.S. Drug Charges By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 30 Sep 2011 13:12:29 EDT A former Colombian maritime training instructor and a co-conspirator were sentenced to federal prison today for conspiring to transport thousands of kilograms of cocaine from various ports along the coast of Colombia to waiting vessels that transported the cocaine to the United States and other countries. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Truman, Minnesota, to Protect the Employment Rights of U.S. Army Reservist By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 30 Sep 2011 13:08:49 EDT The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit today on behalf of Michael Schutz, a member of the U.S. Army Reserves, against the city of Truman, Minn. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Louisiana-Based LHC Group Inc. Agrees to Pay U.S. $65 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:23:55 EDT LHC Group Inc. has agreed to pay $65 million, plus interest, to the federal government to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act for false home healthcare billings to the Medicare, TRICARE and Federal Employees Health Benefits programs. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Australian Man Pleads Guilty to Accepting Payment as Reward for Steering $15 Million in U.S.-Funded Contracts in Afghanistan By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 4 Oct 2011 16:16:47 EDT Neil P. Campbell, 61, of Queensland, Australia, pleaded guilty today before Judge Rosemary M. Collyer in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to one count of accepting an illegal payment as an agent of an organization receiving federal funds. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Oracle Agrees to Pay U.S. $199.5 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Lawsuit By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 6 Oct 2011 16:02:51 EDT Oracle Corp. and Oracle America Inc. have agreed to pay $199.5 million plus interest for failing to meet their contractual obligations to the General Services Administration. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Texas Resident Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison for Scheme to Defraud the U.S. Export-Import Bank By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 20 Oct 2011 19:28:09 EDT Gilberto Baez-Garcia, 35, was also sentenced by Judge Kathleen Cardone in U.S. District Court in El Paso to five years of supervised release and was ordered to pay $ 3,614,594 in restitution and $ 3,614,977 in forfeiture. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Justice Department Sues U.S. FDA Employee and Former N.Y. Corrections Official to Block Alleged Tax-Fraud Scheme By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 21 Oct 2011 09:45:04 EDT The United States has sued Rodney Chestnut and Nafeesah Hines to bar them from promoting an alleged tax fraud scheme. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Five Individuals Indicted in a Fraud Conspiracy Involving Exports to Iran of U.S. Components Later Found in Bombs in Iraq By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 25 Oct 2011 11:05:33 EDT Five individuals and four of their companies have been indicted as part of a conspiracy to defraud the United States that allegedly caused thousands of radio frequency modules to be illegally exported from the United States to Iran, at least 16 of which were later found in unexploded improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Iraq. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. California-Based DFine Inc. to Pay U.S. More Than $2.3 Million to Settle Claims That Company Paid Kickbacks to Physicians By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 26 Oct 2011 10:32:17 EDT DFine Inc. of San Jose, Calif., has agreed to pay the United States $2.39 million to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act that the company paid kickbacks to induce physicians to use certain of the company’s devices that are used in treating spinal fractures. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. U.S. Virgin Islands Company Sentenced for Illegal Trade of Protected Coral By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 26 Oct 2011 12:10:45 EDT On July 15, 2011, GEM Manufacturing LLC, headquartered in St. Thomas, pleaded guilty to seven counts of violations of both the Endangered Species Act and the Lacey Act. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Georgia Man Sentenced to Nearly Four Years in Prison in Plot to Supply Iran with U.S. Military Aircraft Components By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:08:47 EDT Michael Edward Todd, a U.S. national who is president of The Parts Guys LLC, a company in Port Orange, Fla., that maintains a warehouse at the Middle Georgia Municipal Airport in Macon, was sentenced this morning in federal court in the Middle District of Georgia. Full Article OPA Press Releases
u.s. Justice Department Files Suit Against Pennsylvania Department of Corrections to Protect Employment Rights of U.S. Army Reservist By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:08:31 EDT The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit today against the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections alleging that it violated the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act by failing to retroactively promote a U.S. Army Reservist based on his successful performance on a make-up promotional examination after he returned from a military deployment. Full Article OPA Press Releases