Do you know him? Subway perv wanted for lewd act on Brooklyn train
BROOKLYN — Police are searching for a man accused of committing a lewd act next to a woman on a Manhattan-bound C train Thursday morning before fleeing the scene. The incident occurred…
First-Ever Paycheck Protection Program False Claims Act Whistleblower Case in Which the United States Intervened Against the Borrower Settles
MIAMI – Pan African Interchange LLC and Stanley Damas have agreed to pay $21,583.31 to resolve False Claims Act allegations arising from their false certifications that Pan African Interchange LLC would not…
Lafourche Parish Man Indicted for Violating the Federal Controlled Substances Act
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – DILLON TOUPS, age 32, a resident of Larose, Louisiana, was charged on September 15, 2022 in a one-count indictment with possession with intent to distribute fifty (50) grams…
Baltimore Man Sentenced to Over Four Years in Federal Prison for Submitting Over $660,000 in Fraudulent Cares Act Loan Applications, a Wire Fraud Conspiracy And Aggravated Identity Theft
Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow sentenced Robert Hopkins IV, age 37, of Baltimore, Maryland to 51 months in federal prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, for…
Slidell Man Pleads Guilty To Violating The Federal Gun Control Act
NEW ORLEANS – RAYMOND BAYONA, age 32, a resident of Slidell, Louisiana, pled guilty on September 15, 2022 before United States District Judge Barry W. Ashe to a one-count indictment charging him…
New Orleans Man Charged in Federal Court for Hobbs Act Robberies, Armed Bank Robbery, Brandishing a Firearm During Crimes of Violence and Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Dangerous Substance
NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that DEVIN CHANEY, age 32, was charged in an eleven-count superseding indictment by a federal grand jury on Friday, September 9, 2022. According…
First-ever False Claims Act settlement received from Paycheck Protection Program lender
HOUSTON – Prosperity Bank has agreed to pay $18,673.50 to resolve allegations it improperly processed a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan on behalf of an ineligible customer, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B.…
Shreveport Businesswoman Pleads Guilty in CARES Act Fraud Scheme
SHREVEPORT, La. – United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Janola Massaquoi, 41, of Shreveport, Louisiana, pleaded guilty today before Chief United States District Judge S. Maurice Hicks, Jr. to making…
Medicaid Recipients Agree to Pay $130,000 to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations of Health Care Benefit Fraud
Jackson, Miss. – Darren J. LaMarca, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi, announced today that Manpreet Kamboj and Gurdev Kamboj (aka David Singh) have agreed to pay $130,000 to…
Jackson Man Pleads Guilty and is Sentenced to Over 4 Years in Prison for Attempted Hobbs Act Robbery
You are here FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, September 1, 2022 Jackson, Miss. – A Jackson man pled guilty and was sentenced today to attempted robbery in violation of the Hobbs Act, announced…
New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation to Pay $500,000 for Falsely Certifying that Members of Former Governors’ Staff Worked on Federal Clean Water Act Grant
ALBANY, NEW YORK – The New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation (“EFC”) has agreed to pay $500,000 to resolve allegations that it falsely certified that several individuals were working at EFC in…
Wilmington Woman Sentenced to 31 Months in Federal Prison in CARES Act Fraud Case
WILMINGTON, Del. – David C. Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced today that Ana Soto, 41, of Wilmington and formerly of Newark, was sentenced yesterday to 31 months imprisonment…
Co-Owner of Brandon Business Pleads Guilty to Clean Water Act Violation
Jackson, Miss. – The co-owner of Gold Coast Commodities, Inc., who serves as vice president of the Brandon-based fat and oil recycling business, pled guilty today for his part in illegally discharging…
Philips North America Agrees to Pay $4.2 Million to Resolve Allegations of False Claims Act Violations
BOSTON – Philips North America LLC (Philips) has agreed to pay approximately $4.2 million to resolve allegations that it substituted key components of a mobile patient monitoring device called an MP2 that…
Vision Quest Industries to Pay $2,250,000 to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
MINNEAPOLIS – Vision Quest Industries, Incorporated (“VQ”) has agreed to pay the United States $2,250,000 to resolve False Claims Act allegations that VQ caused Osteo Relief Institutes (“ORIs”) to bill Medicare for…
West Virginia Sex Offender Sentenced to Prison for Violating Federal Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – James Robert McKinney, 37, of Logan, was sentenced today to one year and nine months in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, for failing to…
St. Louis man sentenced to 7 years for sex act with minor
ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge John A. Ross on Tuesday sentenced a St. Louis man who had sexual contact with a 15-year-old he met online to seven years in prison. Michael…
Essilor Agrees to Pay $16.4 Million to Resolve Alleged False Claims Act Liability for Paying Kickbacks
Dallas-based optical company Essilor has agreed to pay $16.4 million to resolve allegations that the company violated the False Claims Act by causing claims to be submitted to Medicare and Medicaid that…
Covenant Health Settles Americans With Disability Act Claim With United States
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The United States reached a settlement on August 19, 2022, with Covenant Health (Covenant). Covenant is a not-for-profit health care organization headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee. Covenant operates nine hospitals…
Barred Broker Dealer Charged with $1 Million Investment Scheme and Fraudulently Obtaining $96,000 Cares Act Loan
NEWARK, N.J. – A Monmouth County, New Jersey, man was charged today with defrauding victims in an investment fraud scheme out of at least $1 million, and with fraudulently obtaining a loan…
Aircraft Parts Foundry Agrees to Settle False Claims Act Allegations of Failure to Conduct Testing and Falsified Test Results
WDC Acquisitions LLC d/b/a Wellman Dynamics located in Creston, Iowa, will pay $500,000 to resolve alleged violations of the False Claims Act for failing to conduct contractually required testing and falsifying test…
High-Ranking Employee At Cryptocurrency Exchange Pleads Guilty To Bank Secrecy Act Violations
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that GREGORY DWYER, a high-ranking employee of purportedly “off-shore” cryptocurrency derivatives exchange the Bitcoin Mercantile Exchange or “BitMEX,”…
Goochland Powhatan Community Services Agrees to Settle Americans with Disabilities Act Complaint
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The United States Attorney’s Office announced a settlement agreement under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with Goochland Powhatan Community Services (GPCS), which is the Community Service Board and…
New Orleans Man Sentenced to 64 Months For Violating the Federal Gun Control Act
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – On August 4, 2022, United States District Judge Carl J. Barbier sentenced STEPHONE BRIDGES to 64 months in the Bureau of Prisons for being a felon in possession…
Western Maryland Physician and Pain Management Practice Group Agree to Pay $980,000 to Settle Federal False Claims Act Allegations of Billing for Medically Unnecessary Urine Drug Tests
Baltimore, Maryland – Melvin Gonzaga, M.D., his son Rommel Gonzaga, and their practice group Gonzaga Interventional Pain Management (“GIPM”) have agreed to pay the United States $980,000 to resolve allegations that they…
Westbrook Man Admits Illegally Baiting Ducks in Violation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and James Casey, Regional Chief, Division of Refuge Law Enforcement, announced that DAVID FOSTER, 51, of Westbrook, pleaded guilty today before…
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