‘Catch And Release’: Democratic Texas Rep Explain Why It’s So Hard To Fix ICE’s Dire Funding Problem

‘Catch And Release’: Democratic Texas Rep Explain Why It’s So Hard To Fix ICE’s Dire Funding Problem Jennie Taer on July 14, 2022 Democratic Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar explained the difficulties Congress…

BioReference Laboratories and Parent Company Agree to Pay $9.85 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations of Illegal Remuneration to Referring Physicians

BOSTON – BioReference Health, LLC, formerly known as BioReference Laboratories, Inc., (BioReference) and OPKO Health, Inc. (OPKO) have agreed to pay $9.85 million to resolve alleged violations of the False Claims Act.…

BioReference Health LLC, formerly known as BioReference Laboratories, Inc., (BioReference), and OPKO Health, Inc. (OPKO) have agreed to pay $9.85 million to resolve alleged violations of the False Claims Act arising from…

Woonsocket Businessman Sentenced for Defrauding the IRS

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Woonsocket businessman described in court documents as a “vital cog” in a tax fraud conspiracy that defrauded the United States of millions of dollars was sentenced today to…

Georgia woman indicted for COVID-19 scheme that fraudulently netted more than $2 million

SAVANNAH, GA: A Gwinnett County woman has been charged in a federal indictment with leading a scheme to submit dozens of fraudulent applications for COVID-19 small business relief funding. Ashlee Parker, 39,…

Lehigh Acres Couple Sentenced To Prison For COVID Relief Fraud

Fort Myers, Florida – U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber has sentenced Amber Rewis Bruey (35, Lehigh Acres) to four years in federal prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud,…

Hyattsville Man Pleads Guilty to His Role in a Cares-Act and Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme Involving Over 600 Victims and Caused a Loss of at Least $2.7 Million

Baltimore, Maryland – Sylvester Atekwane, age 32, of Hyattsville, Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in relation to a CARES-Act unemployment insurance fraud scheme. As part of his…

Former President of the Madison District Public Schools Board of Education and a Local Contractor Charged in $560,000 Bribery Scheme

DETROIT – Albert Morrison, the former President of the Madison District Public Schools Board of Education and local school district contractor, John David, have been charged in a superseding indictment with conspiracy…

Cetera Attracts Record $3.6 Billion in Second Quarter 2022

Business development results spike following key additions to sourcing and engagement team LOS ANGELES, July 13, 2022 — Cetera Financial Group, one of America’s largest networks of financial professionals, announced today that…

INCREASED FORECLOSURE ACTIVITY IN FIRST SIX MONTHS OF 2022 APPROACHES PRE-COVID LEVELS

U.S. Foreclosure Starts up 219 Percent in First Six Months of 2022; 96 Percent of Major Metro Areas Saw an Annual Increase in Foreclosure Filings; Foreclosure Rates Highest in Illinois, New Jersey,…

Amid Looming Crisis, 900 Days Pass Without a Cost Estimate for the Energy Master Plan

New Jersey continues to refuse to release EMP cost analysis; BPU leans on sham studies to delay and obscure the findings from the public TRENTON, N.J., July 14, 2022 — This week,…

Phil Murphy to Give $40 Million to Planned Parenthood for State Funded Abortions

TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and state Democrats have doubled the amount of funding to Planned Parenthood in this year’s state budget in an effort to protect abortion rights…

‘Out-Of-Date’: Biden Responds To Record High Inflation Numbers

‘Out-Of-Date’: Biden Responds To Record High Inflation Numbers Max Keating on July 13, 2022 President Joe Biden admitted that the June Consumer Price Index (CPI) was “unacceptably high” but said that the…

Nigerian National Sentenced to Eight Years in Federal Prison for an Elder Fraud Scheme and Unrelated Cares Act Covid-19 Unemployment Fraud Scheme

Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang sentenced Oluwaseyi Akinyemi, a/k/a “Paddy Linkin”, a/k/a “Joseph Kadin”, age 35, of Hyattsville, Maryland, yesterday to eight years in federal prison, followed by…

Pharmacy Agrees to Enter into Deferred Prosecution and Civil Settlement Agreements in Connection with Fraudulent Claims for Anti-Overdose Drug

BOSTON – Florida-based Solera Specialty Pharmacy has entered into a deferred prosecution agreement and has agreed, along with its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), to pay a $1.31 million civil settlement to resolve…

Florida-based Solera Specialty Pharmacy has entered into a deferred prosecution agreement and agreed to pay a $1.31 million civil settlement to resolve allegations that it submitted fraudulent claims to Medicare for Evzio,…

Springfield, Illinois, Man Sentenced to Six Months’ Home Confinement, Fined for COVID-19 Related Fraud

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A Springfield, Illinois man, Thalamus Alexander, Jr., 27, of the 2000 block of Bradley Court was sentenced on July 12, 2022, to six months’ home confinement, to be followed…

Former Mayor of Stonecrest sentenced to prison for stealing COVID-19 relief funds

ATLANTA – Jason Lary, the former Mayor of the City of Stonecrest, has been sentenced for using his elected office to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal COVID-19 relief funds…

Jamaican National Extradited to United States in Connection with Federal Charges Related to Fraudulent Sweepstakes Scheme that Targeted Elderly Victims in United States

SCRANTON – A resident of St. James Parish, Jamaica was extradited to the United States and made his initial appearance in federal court in Scranton, Pennsylvania on charges relating to his participation…

United States Files Claims Alleging Fresenius Vascular Care, Inc. Defrauded Medicare and Other Healthcare Programs by Billing for Unnecessary Procedures Performed on Dialysis Patients

The United States filed a civil complaint yesterday in federal court in Brooklyn against Fresenius Vascular Care, Inc. (“Fresenius”) alleging that the company performed unnecessary procedures on dialysis patients at nine centers…

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