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Feds Say Bayville Pharmacist Stole $2.5 Million by Submitting Fraudulent Claims for Unnecessary Prescriptions

A federal grand jury has returned a 16-count indictment charging a physician and pharmaceutical sales representative with defrauding New Jersey state health benefits programs and other insurers out of more than $2.5…

September 12, 2020

Cop on disability caught dancing and skiing charged with worker’s compensation fraud

SANTA ANA, Calif. — A former Westminster police officer has been charged with 15 felony counts after allegedly defrauding the workers’ compensation system out of more than $600,000 while claiming a debilitating…

May 21, 2025

Former Maryland State Employee Charged with Theft and Fraud in Baltimore

BALTIMORE, MD – Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced the indictment of 45-year-old Shanell Angelia West of Essex, Maryland, on charges of theft and insurance fraud in two separate cases. The allegations…

June 26, 2024

Tigard Repeat Offender Sentenced to Federal Prison for Transporting a Victim Across State Lines for Illegal Sexual Activity and Laundering Proceeds Through a Bottled Water Company

Johnell Lee Cleveland, 42, was sentenced to 108 months in federal prison and seven years’ supervised release. He was also ordered to pay $32,115 in restitution to the Oregon Department of Employment.…

May 8, 2024

Rostraver, PA Resident Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Conviction of Wire Fraud

PITTSBURGH, PA – A resident of Rostraver, PA has been sentenced in federal court to 30 months in prison and 1 year of supervised release on her conviction of wire fraud, United…

December 1, 2023

Two New York Men Plead Guilty to $6 Million Money Laundering Scheme

NEW YORK, NY – Nerik Ilyayev and Mukhiddin Kadirov pleaded guilty to healthcare fraud and money laundering offenses, admitting to schemes that resulted in losses of over $6 million. The pleas were…

October 3, 2023

Chanhassen Psychologist Sentenced for Healthcare Fraud

ST. PAUL, MN – Charles Howard Jorenby, a 57-year-old psychologist from Chanhassen, has been sentenced to 24 months in prison and three years of supervised release for fraudulently billing counseling services he…

September 30, 2023

Black-Market Medication Wholesaler, Pharmacy Owner, And Three Other Defendants Charged In $15 Million HIV Medication Fraud Scheme

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau…

March 2, 2023

Chanhassen Psychologist Pleads Guilty to Health Care Fraud

ST. PAUL, Minn. – A Chanhassen psychologist has pleaded guilty to fraudulently billing for counseling services never actually rendered, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger. According to court documents, Charles Howard…

December 1, 2022

Man Sentenced to 149 Months in Prison for Conspiracy to Commit Arson

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Rafael García-Sánchez was sentenced to 12 years and five months in prison for conspiracy to commit arson in furtherance of wire fraud and wire fraud, announced W.…

October 27, 2022

Kennewick Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Obstruct an Official Proceeding, Lying to the FBI, and for his role in a Staged Accident Scheme

Defendant Attempted to Make the Case Go Away by Falsely Accusing an FBI Agent and Another Individual Defendant Suspected was an FBI Informant of Soliciting a $20,000 Bribe Spokane, Washington –…

October 11, 2022

Kennewick Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Obstruct an Official Proceeding, Lying to the FBI, and for his role in a Staged Accident Scheme

Defendant Attempted to Make the Case Go Away by Falsely Accusing an FBI Agent and Another Individual Defendant Suspected was an FBI Informant of Soliciting a $20,000 Bribe Spokane, Washington –…

October 11, 2022

Detroit Man Stole $2.2 Million in COVID-19 Pandemic Funds

DETROIT – The Department of Justice is continuing its crackdown against COVID-19 relief funds during the pandemic. The DOJ issued the following statement today: A Detroit resident pleaded guilty today to conspiracy…

August 25, 2022

Bingham Farms Physician Convicted of Drug and Health Care Fraud Charges

DETROIT – Bingham Farms physician David Jankowski, 62, was convicted today by a federal jury in Detroit on thirty charges related to the unlawful distribution of Schedule II, III and IV controlled…

July 12, 2022

New York Doctor Admits Health Care Fraud Targeting Amtrak, Drug Distribution, and Unlawful Possession of Firearm

NEWARK, N.J. – A New York doctor today admitted participating in a health care fraud scheme to defraud Amtrak, distribution of a controlled substance in furtherance of that scheme, and the unlawful…

June 29, 2022

U.S. Attorney Announces The Arrest Of 13 Individuals For $100 Million Healthcare Fraud, Money Laundering, And Bribery Scheme

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Michael J. Driscoll, Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), Miriam E.…

January 13, 2022

Corrupt Department Head at Walter Reed Sentenced to Federal Prison for Accepting Cash, Event Tickets, and Other Gratuities from a Maryland Company That Received More Than $25 Million in Government Business

Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang sentenced David Laufer, age 64, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, formerly of Bethesda, Maryland, today to eight months in federal prison, followed by one year…

October 5, 2021

Attorneys And Doctors In New York Charged With Defrauding More Than $31 Million Through Trip-And-Fall Fraud Scheme

Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”),…

August 26, 2021

Paterson man charged for phony bail telephone scam

PATERSON, NJ – Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes announces the arrest of Raymond Jacquez, age 26 of Paterson, New Jersey, for one count of Conspiracy to commit Theft by Deception in…

August 1, 2021

Patient at the physiotherapy doing physical exercises with his therapist

Manhattan Chiropractor Arrested for Healthcare Fraud

NEW YORK, NY – A New York Chiropractor is facing up to 10 years in federal prison for engaging in healthcare fraud. Melissa Kaines was able to defraud insurance carriers for over…

March 20, 2021

Two NJ School Employees Get Prison Time for Health Benefit Fraud

MARMORA, NJ – Two former New Jersey state public education system employees were sentenced today to prison terms for defrauding New Jersey state health benefits programs by submitting fraudulent claims for medically…

October 6, 2020

GEICO wins contempt ruling against doctors in $3.5M fraud case

Brooklyn, NY – A federal magistrate judge has granted GEICO’s request to certify contempt against two doctors who ignored court-ordered subpoenas in a sprawling $3.5 million insurance fraud lawsuit. Doctors skipped depositions…

September 26, 2025

Miami woman indicted in Maryland for pandemic unemployment fraud scheme

BALTIMORE, MD – A Miami woman has been indicted on 16 federal charges for her alleged role in a pandemic-related unemployment insurance fraud scheme that targeted state agencies, including the Maryland Department…

September 14, 2025

Federal judge dismisses New Jersey plastic surgery center’s lawsuit against Aetna over denied payment for breast reduction

BROOKLYN, NY – A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a New Jersey plastic surgery practice against insurance giant Aetna, ruling the clinic’s claims over a disputed breast reduction surgery…

August 28, 2025

Maryland man pleads guilty to $1.5M COVID fraud and drug-trafficking crimes involving machine guns and marijuana

GREENBELT, MD – A 33-year-old Temple Hills man admitted in federal court to a wide-ranging scheme that combined pandemic unemployment fraud with firearms and drug-trafficking offenses, including possessing a machine gun and…

August 12, 2025

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Feds Say Bayville Pharmacist Stole $2.5 Million by Submitting Fraudulent Claims for Unnecessary Prescriptions

Cop on disability caught dancing and skiing charged with worker’s compensation fraud

Former Maryland State Employee Charged with Theft and Fraud in Baltimore

Tigard Repeat Offender Sentenced to Federal Prison for Transporting a Victim Across State Lines for Illegal Sexual Activity and Laundering Proceeds Through a Bottled Water Company

Rostraver, PA Resident Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Conviction of Wire Fraud

Two New York Men Plead Guilty to $6 Million Money Laundering Scheme

Chanhassen Psychologist Sentenced for Healthcare Fraud

Black-Market Medication Wholesaler, Pharmacy Owner, And Three Other Defendants Charged In $15 Million HIV Medication Fraud Scheme

Chanhassen Psychologist Pleads Guilty to Health Care Fraud

Man Sentenced to 149 Months in Prison for Conspiracy to Commit Arson

Kennewick Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Obstruct an Official Proceeding, Lying to the FBI, and for his role in a Staged Accident Scheme

Kennewick Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Obstruct an Official Proceeding, Lying to the FBI, and for his role in a Staged Accident Scheme

Detroit Man Stole $2.2 Million in COVID-19 Pandemic Funds

Bingham Farms Physician Convicted of Drug and Health Care Fraud Charges

New York Doctor Admits Health Care Fraud Targeting Amtrak, Drug Distribution, and Unlawful Possession of Firearm

U.S. Attorney Announces The Arrest Of 13 Individuals For $100 Million Healthcare Fraud, Money Laundering, And Bribery Scheme

Corrupt Department Head at Walter Reed Sentenced to Federal Prison for Accepting Cash, Event Tickets, and Other Gratuities from a Maryland Company That Received More Than $25 Million in Government Business

Attorneys And Doctors In New York Charged With Defrauding More Than $31 Million Through Trip-And-Fall Fraud Scheme

Paterson man charged for phony bail telephone scam

Manhattan Chiropractor Arrested for Healthcare Fraud

Two NJ School Employees Get Prison Time for Health Benefit Fraud

GEICO wins contempt ruling against doctors in $3.5M fraud case

Miami woman indicted in Maryland for pandemic unemployment fraud scheme

Federal judge dismisses New Jersey plastic surgery center’s lawsuit against Aetna over denied payment for breast reduction

Maryland man pleads guilty to $1.5M COVID fraud and drug-trafficking crimes involving machine guns and marijuana

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