Woman Claims 911 Operator Hung Up On Her During Buffalo Shooting
Woman Claims 911 Operator Hung Up On Her During Buffalo Shooting Madeline Dovi on May 17, 2022 A woman who witnessed the deadly shooting in …
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Postal Service Employee Sentenced for Fraudulent Claims
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Lee’s Summit, Mo., woman was sentenced in federal court today for fraudulently claiming reimbursements for travel expenses for her work …
Justice Department Files False Claims Act Complaint Against Medical Device Manufacturer And Its Owner For Training Providers To Improperly Reuse Disposable Items
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN – The United States has filed a lawsuit against The Prometheus Group (Prometheus), a New Hampshire manufacturer …
University Of Maryland Shore Regional Health Agrees to Pay $296,870 to Settle Federal False Claims Act Allegations of Billing for Unsupervised Radiation Therapy and Diagnostic Services
Baltimore, Maryland – The University of Maryland Shore Regional Health in Easton, Maryland (“Shore Health”), has agreed to pay the United States $296,870 to resolve …
EXCLUSIVE: US-Based Activist Claims A Chinese Agent ‘Weaponized’ The Justice System To Get Him Arrested On Terrorism Charges
EXCLUSIVE: US-Based Activist Claims A Chinese Agent ‘Weaponized’ The Justice System To Get Him Arrested On Terrorism Charges Philip Lenczycki on May 16, 2022 Salih …
Oklahoma City Hospital Pays Over $1.1 Million to Settle Allegations of Submitting False Claims to Medicare
OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma Heart Hospital South, LLC (“OHHS”), has paid $1,151,770.50 to settle civil claims stemming from allegations it violated the False Claims Act by …
NJ Lawmakers Seek to Ban Gender Orientation Therapy That Claims to Reverse Preference
TRENTON, NJ – A group of New Jersey lawmakers have introduced a bill that prohibits controversial therapy that has been outlawed in many parts of …
Canada banks face ‘greenwashing’ claims as oil & gas firms obtain sustainable financing
By Nichola Saminather TORONTO – For banks in Canada, one of the world’s largest oil producers, it’s not easy being green. In the past two …
New Ad Claims Biden Can Cut Gas Prices By 30 Cents Per Gallon ‘With The Stroke Of A Pen’
New Ad Claims Biden Can Cut Gas Prices By 30 Cents Per Gallon ‘With The Stroke Of A Pen’ Thomas Catenacci on May 9, 2022 …
Ship insurance claims to rise as Black Sea remains high risk area – Allianz
By Jonathan Saul (Reuters) – Global insurers are expected to receive multiple marine insurance claims from ships damaged or lost as the conflict in Ukraine …
Home Health Company Operating in Florida Pays $2.1 Million to Resolve False Claims Allegations
Miami, Florida – SHC Home Health Services of Florida, LLC and its related entities (collectively “Signature HomeNow”) have paid $2.1 million to the United States …
Virginia Company Agrees to Pay $800,000 to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
NEWARK, N.J. – An information technology service provider to the United States military has agreed to pay $800,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the …
Home Health Company Operating in Florida Pays $2.1 Million to Resolve False Claims Allegations
LOUISVILLE, KY – On April 29, 2022, SHC Home Health Services of Florida, LLC and its related entities (collectively “Signature HomeNow”) paid $2.1 million to …
U.S. FTC presses internet service provider Frontier to back up speed claims
WASHINGTON – Internet service provider Frontier Communications must back up its speed claims, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said in a proposed order on Thursday, …
Archegos risk chief resolves some U.S. SEC claims
NEW YORK – The former chief risk officer of Archegos Capital Management has partially settled U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission claims he aided a fraud …
Germany takes Italy to UN court again over Nazi compensation claims
THE HAGUE – Germany has filed a case against Italy at the highest U.N. court because Rome continues to allow victims of Nazi war crimes …
KCF Technologies, Inc. To Pay $1.2 Million To Resolve Civil Liability For Alleged Violations Of The False Claims Act
HARRISBURG, PA —The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that KCF Technologies, Inc., located in State College, PA, has agreed …
WTO backs some Turkish claims against EU steel import curbs
GENEVA -The World Trade Organization (WTO) accepted some of Turkey’s complaints against European Union measures designed to curb imports of steel and advised the bloc …
Ex-New York cop who tackled officer during U.S. Capitol riot claims self defense at trial
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON – A retired New York City police officer charged with assault in the U.S. Capitol riot testified on Thursday that he …
Century Pharmacy, Inc. Agrees to $100,000 Settlement Relating to Controlled Substances Act Claims
Louisville, KY – Century Pharmacy, Inc., doing business as Century Medicines of Elizabethtown, has agreed to pay $100,000 to resolve allegations that it failed to …
Joe Biden Claims He Has Flown Over Every Major Wildfire in America
During a speech last week in Seattle, President Joe Biden falsely claimed that he had flown over every major wildfire in America, then quickly corrected …
Former Claims Manager for Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency Pleads Guilty In COVID-19 Fraud Scheme
DETROIT – Jermaine Rose, a former lead claims examiner for the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency (MUIA), pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to commit wire fraud …
NFL says Black coaches’ discrimination claims should be thrown out or arbitrated
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK – The National Football League on Thursday said lawsuits by three Black coaches accusing the league of racist hiring practices …
Activision beats shareholder class action over sex bias claims, for now
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – Activision Blizzard Inc has won the dismissal of a lawsuit in California accusing the video game maker of misleading investors …
Colorado Substance Abuse Treatment Clinic and Owner Agree to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
WASHINGTON – Springbok Health Inc., a medical clinic with locations in Colorado Springs and Pueblo West, Colorado, and Mark Jankelow, Springbok’s owner and Chief Executive …
Dancer Says Unemployment Claims Must be Processed Quicker by State
TRENTON, NJ – If you were impacted by the prolonged government shutdown, you most likely were impacted by a prolonged failure of the New Jersey …
NJEA Claims Media Coverage of New Jersey Curriculum is Disinformation and endangers students
TRENTON, NJ – The New Jersey Education Association today is disputing the harsh media coverage of the New Jersey public school curriculum involving some topics …
Paul D. Weir, John R. Morgan, M.D., Care Plus Management, LLC, and Anesthesia entities pay $7.2 million to resolve kickback and False Claims Act allegations
ATLANTA – Paul D. Weir, John R. Morgan, M.D. and the company they created, Care Plus Management, LLC (“Care Plus”), along with 18 anesthesia entities …
DOJ and Skagit County health clinic resolve False Claims Act investigation over the use of imported birth control medications
Seattle – The U.S. Department of Justice today reached a settlement with Skagit Family Health Clinic of Mount Vernon, Washington, over the importation of birth …
Oklahoma City Man Pays Nearly $123,000 to Settle Claims That He Wrongfully Obtained Social Security Benefits to Which He Was Not Entitled
OKLAHOMA CITY – David Lehman (“Lehman”), paid $122,949 to settle civil False Claims Act allegations that he obtained and used Social Security benefits to which …
GOP Lawmaker Claims School Officials In His State Found A Loophole In The Ban On CRT
GOP Lawmaker Claims School Officials In His State Found A Loophole In The Ban On CRT Kendall Tietz on April 11, 2022 An Oklahoma state …
New York City Lawyer Bilked Clients Out of $2 Million in Settlement Claims
NEW YORK, NY – A New York City attorney has been sentenced to prison for bilking clients out of more than $2 million. Queens District …
Convicted health care fraudsters charged under False Claims Act
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – The owner and administrator of Texas-based Merida hospice and home health entities have been named in a multi-million-dollar whistleblower lawsuit, announced …
United States Files Complaint Against Lehighton Doctor For Violating The False Claims Act
HARRISBURG, PA —The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that the United States has filed a civil lawsuit against Dr. …
Florida Man Sentenced To Probation For Filing False Claims On U.S. Navy Contracts
HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Raymond Lofthouse, age 59, of Florida, was sentenced on April …
Florida’s BayCare Health System and Hospital Affiliates Agree to Pay $20 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations Relating to Impermissible Medicaid Donations
WASHINGTON – BayCare Health System Inc. and entities that operate four affiliated Florida hospitals (collectively BayCare) have agreed to pay the United States $20 million …
Medical Doctor To Pay $40,800 To Resolve Civil Liability For Alleged Violations Of The False Claims Act
HARRISBURG, PA —The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Dr. Ahmed Khan has agreed to pay the United States …
Vallejo Woman Agrees to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Involving Food Stamp and Unemployment Mortgage Assistance Programs
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Dorothy Natividad, of Vallejo, has paid $116,900 in damages and civil penalties to resolve allegations that she knowingly made false statements to …
TracFone Wireless to Pay $13.4 Million to Settle False Claims Relating to FCC’s Lifeline Program
WASHINGTON – TracFone Wireless Inc. (TracFone) has agreed to pay $13.4 million as part of a civil settlement to resolve allegations that TracFone violated the …
Verizon unit TracFone reaches $13.4 million U.S. false claims settlement
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON -TracFone Wireless agreed to a $13.4 million settlement to resolve false claims allegations in connection with the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) …
United States Files False Claims Act Suit Against General Medicine, P.C. and Related Entities for Medicare Fraud
East St. Louis, Ill. – The United States filed suit in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois against General Medicine, P.C. (“General Medicine”), …
Fort Drum Contractors Plead Guilty to Wire Fraud Conspiracy, Pay More Than $750,000 to Resolve False Claims Act Liability
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Sean O’Sullivan, age 59, of Sackets Harbor, New York, and David Rose, age 58, of Newport News, Virginia, have pled guilty …
Maryland Internal Medicine Physician Agrees to Pay More Than $500,000 Dollars to Settle Federal False Claims Act Allegations of Billing for Services Not Rendered
Baltimore, Maryland – Anuja Kurichh, M.D., an internal medicine physician who operates a medical practice known as PHC Healthcare, LLC in College Park, Maryland, has …
OGCC Behavioral Services and Dionne Huffman pay $750,000.00 to settle False Claims Act allegations
ATLANTA – OGCC Behavioral Health Services, Inc. (“OGCC”) and its owner and Executive Director, Dionne Huffman, have agreed to pay $750,000 to resolve allegations that …
Analysis-Cyber insurers face hefty Ukraine war-related claims, despite fine print
By Carolyn Cohn and Noor Zainab Hussain LONDON – Insurers face potential multi-billion dollar claims for cyber attacks related to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, despite …
Georgia Man Pleads Guilty To Submitting More Than $2.9 Billion In False Tax Claims To The IRS
Ocala, Florida –United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that David O. Isagba today pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud and one count …
Ambulance Company Pays Over $600K to Settle Allegations it Submitted Improper Claims
U.S. Attorney Leonard C Boyle, Special Agent in Charge Phillip Coyne of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, and …
Philadelphia Psychiatrist to Pay $3 Million to Resolve Allegations of False Workers’ Compensation Claims
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Dr. Harry Doyle and his wife, Sonya Doyle, of Philadelphia, PA, have agreed to pay …
School District Claims White Students Can’t Be Discriminated Against
“To the contrary, the student’s race, sexual orientation and socio-economic status are what are considered to be the majority status and thus do not form …
Home Healthcare Agencies Settle Fraud Claims for $5.4 Million and Agree to Pay Wages and Benefits to Underpaid Aides
Breon Peace, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, and Letitia James, New York State Attorney General, announced today a pair of …