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
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…
Federal Officials Unveil Two Indictments Charging 14 People with Illegally Trafficking 400 Firearms into Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Philadelphia Field Division Special Agent in charge Matt Varisco announced federal charges in two separate interstate firearms…
Five Arrested in Firearms Trafficking Conspiracy Involving 500+ Firearms Shipped from Georgia to California, Sold on Black Market in California
A federal grand jury indicted five individuals today charging them with a conspiracy to bring firearms from Georgia to California in order to sell them on the black market, U.S. Attorney Phillip…
Gloucester County Man Charged for Illegal Ghost Gun
Mantua, N.J.- Carlos Castillo, 26, of Mantua Township was arrested for various weapons offenses during an investigation that led to the seizure of a ghost gun, more than a dozen partially assembled…
Garner Man Sentenced for $1.7 Million COVID-19 Fraud
RALEIGH – A North Carolina man was sentenced today to 20 months in prison for fraudulently obtaining over $1.7 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration…
Six men indicted on federal charges for illegal firearms possession, drugs
SAVANNAH, GA: Six defendants face federal charges including drug trafficking and illegal possession of firearms after separate indictments by a grand jury in the Southern District of Georgia, while recent actions in…
Grand jury indicts Wilmington man allegedly involved in shoot-out with illegally possessing ammunition
CINCINNATI – A federal grand jury has charged a previously convicted felon with possessing ammunition during a shoot-out with another man. Charles Stacey Brooks, 40, of Wilmington, Ohio, was allegedly in…
Former Seattle doctor sentenced to 4 years in prison for defrauding pandemic relief programs
Seattle – A former Seattle doctor was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 4 years in prison for fraudulently seeking over $3.5 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and…
U.S. Marshals Announce the Results of Halloween Compliance Checks
Kansas City, MO – United States Marshal Mark S. James announced today the results of Halloween night sex-offender registry compliance checks in Greene, Buchanan, and Clinton Counties. Operations in the Springfield area…
U.S. Marshal for the Western District of Missouri to Retire After 43 Years of Public Service
Kansas City, MO – U.S. Marshal Mark James of the Western District of Missouri announced his impending retirement for December 31, 2021. James was nominated for the position of U.S. Marshal in…
Seventeen Charged With Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering in St. George, Utah
ST. GEORGE, UTAH – A recently unsealed 24 count indictment issued by a grand jury in the District of Utah charges 17 individuals for their alleged roles in a conspiracy to distribute…
United States Attorney’s Office Commemorates National Slavery And Human Trafficking Prevention Month
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – On February 2, 2022, U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland released the Justice Department’s new National Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking pursuant to the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act. Rooted…
Maryland U.S. Attorney’s Office Continues to Fight Fraud Related to the Covid-19 Pandemic
Baltimore, Maryland – Today Maryland United States Attorney Erek L. Barron announced that the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland has entered into a memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with Special…
Former Bank Branch Manager Pleads Guilty To Tech Support Fraud Scheme That Exploited The Elderly
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that defendant ARIFUL HAQUE pleaded guilty today to participating in a conspiracy that exploited victims, including elderly victims,…
South Florida Political Consultant Who Defrauded Covid-19 Relief Program Headed to Federal Prison
Miami, Florida – Today, a federal district judge in Fort Lauderdale sentenced 29-year-old Damara Holness to 20 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for lying on a…
Synergy CEO says Restaurants not facing worker shortage, but wage shortage
Last year, we experienced The Great Resignation, which hit the hospitality industry especially hard. In November 2021, a record 4.5 million Americans quit their jobs — and 1 million of those were restaurant and hospitality…
Twelve arrested on illegal gun charges in Trenton
TRENTON – Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck today announced the indictment of 15 individuals after an investigation by the New Jersey State Police led to the seizure of six guns including two…
Burlington Man Sentenced to Prison for Drug Conspiracy
DAVENPORT, IA – On January 12, 2022, a Burlington man was sentenced to prison for his involvement in a drug conspiracy dating back to 2001. Alphonso Edmond, Jr., age 43, was sentenced…
Tulalip Tribes member sentenced to 3 years in prison for drug and gun crimes
Seattle – A 24-year-old member of the Tulalip Tribes was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 3 years in prison for drug and gun crimes, announced U.S. Attorney Nick…