New Jersey pain clinic admits to health care fraud, agrees to fines and restitution
CAMDEN, N.J. — A New Jersey pain management clinic with locations in Atlantic, Cape May, and Cumberland counties has admitted to committing health care fraud and has agreed to pay both criminal…
Trump and Vance criticize Republican handling of debt ceiling, call for temporary funding bill, even Liz Warren agrees
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President-elect Donald J. Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance released a statement Thursday lambasting Congressional Republicans for allowing the United States to hit its debt ceiling in 2025 and…
New Jersey Urgent Care Company Agrees to $12.04 Million Settlement for False Claims
NEWARK, NJ — W City Medical of the Upper East Side PLLC, Summit Medical Group P.A., Summit Health Management LLC, and Village Practice Management Company LLC, operating collectively as “CityMD,” have agreed…
NJ Transit Agrees to Reimburse Customers for Unused Tickets
TRENTON, NJ – Senator John McKeon has informed the public that NJ Transit will now be refunding passengers for unused one-way tickets bought before June 1, 2024. Starting July 1, 2024, a…
‘Put The Gag Order On All Of Them’: CNN Panel Agrees It’s Unfair Judge Has Only Muzzled Trump
A CNN panel on Saturday agreed that Judge Juan Merchan should impose gag orders on the witness against former President Donald Trump. Trump’s gag order prohibits him from making public statements about witnesses…
Solar Energy Company Agrees to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Related to Paycheck Protection Program Loan
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act authorized forgivable PPP loans for small businesses experiencing economic uncertainty during the COVID-19 pandemic. In most cases, the maximum amount a small business…
Florida Hospital System Agrees to Pay $1.5 Million to Resolve Liability Relating to Self-Disclosure of Improper Discounts
Tampa, FL – Baptist Health System Inc. (Baptist Health), located in Florida, has agreed to pay $1.5 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly causing its…
State Of Franklin Healthcare Associates Agrees To Resolve Potential Controlled Substances Act Claims
Pursuant to the terms of the settlement agreement, SOFHA agreed to pay $200,000 to resolve allegations that from October 2020 to January 2023, SOFHA violated 21 U.S.C. ‘ 842(a)(5) by failing to…
New York City to Pay Millions to Muslim Women Forced to Remove Hijabs for Criminal Mugshots
New York City will pay out $17.5 million to settle a lawsuit brought by two Muslim women who claim their religious rights were violated when they were instructed to remove their hijabs…
Smithsonian Agrees To Not Use Racial Preferences In Internship Program Following Lawsuit
The Smithsonian Institute’s National Museum of the American Latino promised Tuesday that it would not use racial preferences in one of its internship programs to settle a lawsuit brought by the American Alliance For Equal…
Oklahoma City Man Pleads Guilty to Firearms Trafficking and Possession of a Machinegun and Agrees to Forfeit 194 Firearms, Machinegun Conversion Device, Ammunition, and Nearly $470,000 Cash
OKLAHOMA CITY – Yesterday, PHILLIP NILES MARTIN, 68, of Oklahoma City, pleaded guilty to firearms trafficking conspiracy and to unlawful possession of a machinegun, announced U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester. According to…
East Haven Diner Settles ADA Complaint, Agrees to Allow Service Animals
EAST HAVEN – United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Vanessa Roberts Avery, announced today a settlement agreement with Twin Pines Diner in East Haven. This settlement resolves allegations of non-compliance…
Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Trump’s Appeal Of Decision Removing Him From Colorado Ballot
Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Trump’s Appeal Of Decision Removing Him From Colorado Ballot Katelynn Richardson on January 5, 2024 The Supreme Court agreed to hear former President Donald Trump’s appeal to…
Customs and Border Protection Officer Admits Using Unreasonable Force and Agrees to Resign from Law Enforcement
NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – December 12, 2023 SAN DIEGO – U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Andre Maurice Chevalier pleaded guilty in federal court today to using unreasonable force on an individual…
Company Selling Migraine Treatment Device Agrees to Resolve Alleged False Claims Act Violations
FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. – Utah-based Dolor Technologies, LLC (“Dolor) has entered into a settlement agreement with the United States to resolve Dolor’s civil liability relating to a device it sold and marketed…
Med First Agrees to Pay $1,450,000 to Resolve Health Care Fraud Allegations in South Carolina Clinic
GREENSBORO – Med First Immediate Care & Family Practice, P.A. (Med First) has agreed to pay the government $1,450,000 to resolve False Claims Act allegations that its clinic in Dillon, South Carolina…
Cambria County Area Agency on Aging Agrees to Pay Over $122,000 to Resolve False Claims
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced today that Cambria County Area Agency on Aging (CCAAA) has agreed to pay $122,461.53 to resolve claims arising from CCAAA’s administration of community…
Family Members Of Hostages Wait Anxiously After Hamas Agrees To Their Release
Family Members Of Hostages Wait Anxiously After Hamas Agrees To Their Release Jake Smith on November 22, 2023 Family members are waiting anxiously to see if their relatives will be released by…
4 Corners Pharmacy Agrees To Pay $800,000 To Resolve Claims Of False Billing
Tampa, FL – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces today that 4 Corners Pharmacy, located in Spring Hill, Florida, has agreed to pay $800,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the…
Former Indiana State Representative Agrees to Plead Guilty to Federal Corruption Charge
INDIANAPOLIS—Sean Eberhart, 57, a former member of the Indiana House of Representatives, has agreed to plead guilty to conspiring with others to solicit and receive the promise of future, lucrative employment with…
Another Automaker Agrees To New Contract With UAW
Another Automaker Agrees To New Contract With UAW Ryan Meilstrup on October 28, 2023 The United Auto Workers (UAW) and Stellantis reached an agreement Saturday on a contract that could end the…