New York Couple Gets Lifetime Ban for Using Fake COVID-19 IDs to See Buffalo Bills Playoff Game

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BUFFALO, NY – The Buffalo Bills defeated the New England Patriots 47-17 on January 15th to advance to the AFC Divisional round against the Kansas City Chiefs. For one couple in attendance,…

April 27, 2022

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Bergen County Company Sentenced for Price Gouging KN95 Masks During COVID-19 Pandemic

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NEWARK, N.J. – A Bergen County, New Jersey, company was fined $67,668 today and sentenced to one year of probation for its role in price gouging a chain of New Jersey grocery…

April 26, 2022

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Florida Man Pleads Guilty To Covid-19 Related Fraud And Identity Theft Offenses In Connection With A Scheme To Unlawfully Obtain Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Funds

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SCRANTON- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Jorice Williams Dennard, age 25, of Tampa, Florida, pleaded guilty today before United States District Court Judge Robert…

April 26, 2022

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Fully Vaccinated, Twice Boosted Kamala Harris Tests Positive for COVID-19

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U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris has contracted the COVID-19 virus, officials said on Tuesday. Harris, who has had two booster shots and is fully vaccinated, tested positive after taking a PCR test…

April 26, 2022

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Liberian National Sentenced to 10 Years for $23 Million COVID-19 Relief Fraud

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A Liberian national who orchestrated a fraudulent scheme to secure more than $23 million in forgivable Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans was sentenced Thursday afternoon to 10 years in federal prison, announced…

April 22, 2022

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Henrico Man Charged in $1.1 Million COVID-19 Fraud Scheme

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RICHMOND, Va. – A Henrico man was arrested yesterday after a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging him with fraudulently obtaining over $1.1 Million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans on…

April 22, 2022

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Former Claims Manager for Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency Pleads Guilty In COVID-19 Fraud Scheme

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DETROIT – Jermaine Rose, a former lead claims examiner for the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency (MUIA), pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to commit wire fraud arising out of his participation in a…

April 22, 2022

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Justice Department Announces Nationwide Coordinated Law Enforcement Action To Combat Health Care-Related COVID-19 Fraud

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SAN FRANCISCO – The Department of Justice today announced criminal charges against 21 defendants in nine federal districts across the United States for their alleged participation in various health care related fraud…

April 21, 2022

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Justice Department Announces Nationwide Coordinated Law Enforcement Action to Combat Health Care-Related COVID-19 Fraud

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NEWARK, N.J. –The Department of Justice announced criminal charges against 21 defendants in nine federal districts across the United States for their alleged participation in various health care related fraud schemes that…

April 21, 2022

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Chinese National Sentenced To 52 Months For $20 Million Covid-19 Pandemic Loan Fraud Scheme

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Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that MUGE MA, a/k/a “Hummer Mars,” was sentenced to 52 months in prison in connection with a…

April 21, 2022

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Long Island Medical Doctor Charged as Part of COVID-19 Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action

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An indictment was returned yesterday in Central Islip charging Dr. Perry Frankel with three counts of health care fraud for an alleged scheme to defraud Medicare and Medicaid of over $1.3 million…

April 20, 2022

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Justice Department Announces Nationwide Coordinated Law Enforcement Action to Combat Health Care Related COVID-19 Fraud

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Memphis, TN – The Department of Justice today announced criminal charges against 21 defendants in nine federal districts across the United States for their alleged participation in various health care related fraud…

April 20, 2022

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Maryland Doctor Facing Federal Indictment for COVID-19 Healthcare Fraud Scheme is Part of a Nationwide Coordinated Law Enforcement Action to Combat Health Care Related COVID-19 Fraud Announced by the Justice Department Today

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Baltimore, Maryland – A federal grand jury in Maryland has indicted Ron Elfenbein, M.D., age 47, of Arnold, Maryland, for three counts of healthcare fraud for submitting false and fraudulent claims to…

April 20, 2022

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Temple Terrace Woman Sentenced To Two Years In Prison For Bank Fraud Involving COVID-19 Paycheck Protection Program

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Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell has sentenced Bridgitte Keim (52, Temple Terrace) to 24 months in federal prison for bank fraud. The Court also ordered Keim to forfeit…

April 12, 2022

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Stoneham Man Sentenced for Identity Theft and Fraud Related to COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Assistance

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BOSTON – A Stoneham man was sentenced today for his involvement in a fraudulent scheme to obtain COVID-19-related unemployment assistance using stolen personal information. Daniel Maleus, 34, was sentenced by U.S. Senior…

April 12, 2022

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Physician Partners of America to Pay $24.5 Million to Settle Allegations of Unnecessary Testing, Improper Remuneration to Physicians and a False Statement in Connection with COVID-19 Relief Funds

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Physician Partners of America LLC (PPOA), headquartered in Tampa, Florida, its founder, Rodolfo Gari, and its former chief medical officer, Dr. Abraham Rivera, have agreed to pay $24.5 million to resolve allegations…

April 12, 2022

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United States Reaches Agreement with CVS Pharmacy, Inc., to Ensure Online Access to COVID-19 Vaccine Registration for People with Disabilities

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Rhode Island and the Justice Department announced today that they have reached a settlement agreement with CVS Pharmacy, Inc., (CVS)…

April 11, 2022

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Naturopathic Doctor Pleads Guilty To Fake COVID-19 Immunization And Vaccination Card Scheme

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SAN FRANCISCO – A California-licensed naturopathic doctor pleaded guilty today for scheming to sell homeoprophylaxis immunization pellets and for falsifying COVID-19 vaccination cards by making it appear that customers had received the…

April 6, 2022

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Holmdel Schools Late to the Game, But Cafeteria COVID-19 Plexiglass Shields Finally Removed from Cafeterias

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HOLMDEL, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy dropped the school masking and COVID-19 safety requirements for students on March 7th. It wasn’t until two weeks later that the Holmdel School Board…

April 6, 2022

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Hampton, Iowa Woman Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Related Unemployment Fraud

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A Hampton, Iowa woman who received unemployment benefits in other people’s names pled guilty on March 24, 2022, in federal court in Sioux City. Stephanie Mendenhall, age 53, from Hampton, Iowa was…

April 4, 2022

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