Second person charged in death of Delaware infant after mom files false abduction report with police
NORTH EAST, Md. — Maryland State Police have arrested a man and woman in connection with the death of a missing child who was the subject of a recent Amber Alert in…
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.…
Peoria Woman Sentenced to 24 Months in Federal Prison for Making False Statements in Connection with Straw-Purchasing Scheme
PEORIA, Ill. – A Peoria, Illinois, woman, Keena Fauntleroy, 29, of the 3400 block of West Oakcrest Drive, was sentenced on September 9, 2022, to 24 months in federal prison for making…
Syracuse Man Sentenced to 51 Months for Committing Wire Fraud and Filing False Tax Returns
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Glen Zinszer, age 52, of Liverpool, New York was sentenced today to serve 51 months in federal prison for committing wire fraud and filing false tax returns, announced…
Duncan Information Technology Company and Its Owners Agree to Pay $54,000 to Settle Allegations of Submitting False Claims Involving Federal Communications Commission Program
OKLAHOMA CITY – Omega Technology Center, Inc. (“Omega”) and its owners Todd and Kristie Greenway (the “Greenways”) agreed to pay $54,000 to settle civil claims stemming from allegations they submitted false claims involving…
Daniel Chase Sentenced for Making False Statements to Social Security Administration
The United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Daniel Chase, 61, of Weathersfield, Vermont was sentenced today in United States District Court in Rutland to one year of probation…
Iowa Plastic Surgeon Agrees to Pay $800,000 to Resolve Allegations of Inappropriate Billing and False Claims
Dr. Ronald Bergman and his medical practice, Bergman Cosmetic Surgery, P.C., of Des Moines, Iowa, have agreed to pay $800,000 to the United States and the State of Iowa to resolve allegations…
Bayer to Pay $40 Million to Resolve the Alleged Use of Kickbacks and False Statements Relating to Three Drugs
MINNEAPOLIS – Bayer Corporation, an Indiana corporation and manufacturer of pharmaceutical products, and its related entities, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc., Bayer HealthCare LLC and Bayer AG (collectively “Bayer”), have agreed to pay…
Philips Subsidiary to Pay Over $24 Million for Alleged False Claims Caused by Respironics for Respiratory-Related Medical Equipment
WASHINGTON – Philips RS North America LLC, formerly known as Respironics Inc., a manufacturer of durable medical equipment (DME) based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has agreed to pay over $24 million to resolve…
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…
Cumberland Man Charged for Failing to Appear on False Imprisonment Charge
CUMBERLAND, MD – On Tuesday, August 30, 2022, the Cumberland Police Department served an arrest warrant and a bench warrant on Jeremy Combs. The arrest warrant was issued on August 8, 2022,…
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…
Meraux Woman Charged with Aiding in Filing False Taxes
NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that CYNTHIA BOWLEY, age 67, of Meraux, was indicted on August 26, 2022 with one count of aiding and assisting in the filing…
Cleveland Man Sentenced to Prison for Providing a False Statement to a Firearms Dealer, Illegal Possession of Ammunition and Possession with Intent to Distribute Drugs
CLEVELAND – Andre Hunt, 24, of Cleveland, Ohio, was sentenced to 61 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Dan Aaron Polster on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. Hunt previously pleaded guilty to…
Marmaduke Woman Sentenced to a Year of Home Confinement for False Social Security Statements
LITTLE ROCK—A Marmaduke woman who fraudulently obtained more than $96,000 in Social Security Administration funds was sentenced yesterday afternoon for making false statements to the United States government. United…
Oregon white supremacist pleads guilty to hate crime and false statement charges
Seattle – An Oregon man pleaded guilty yesterday to hate crime and false statement charges in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. Randy Smith, 42, pleaded guilty to…
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…
Hospice agrees to pay nearly $1M to settle false claims liability
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A Corpus Christi health care company has agreed to pay $990,478.46 to resolve allegations they violated the False Claims Act by submitting claims to Medicare for non-covered hospice…
Brownsville CBP Officers Intercept Six False Claim to U.S. Citizenship Cases in One Week
BROWNSVILLE, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Port of Brownsville used their interviewing skills and technology to detect and intercept six separate travelers in connection with alleged…
Waterbury Resident Pleads Guilty to False Statement Charge Involving COVID-19 Vaccine Records
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Phillip M. Coyne, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, announced that ZAYA POWELL,…
‘Lying And He Knows It’: Dems Launch False Attack Ad Before Special Election
‘Lying And He Knows It’: Dems Launch False Attack Ad Before Special Election Carl DeMarco on August 11, 2022 On Tuesday, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) launched a misleading attack ad…
Rhode Island Woman Admits to Falsifying Military Service; False Use of Military Medals; Identity Theft; and Fraudulently Collecting More Than $250,000 In Veteran Benefits and Charitable Contributions
PROVIDENCE – A Rhode Island woman today admitted to a federal judge that she falsely claimed to be a cancer-stricken U.S. Marine decorated with the Purple Heart and Bronze Star, and that…
Wausau Woman Charged with False Statement During Purchase of Firearms
MADISON, WIS. – A Wausau, Wisconsin woman is charged with making a false statement during the purchase of firearms in an indictment returned on May 11, 2022, by a federal grand jury…
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…
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…
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