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…
Associate of Former Fall River Mayor Sentenced for Extorting Marijuana Vendor and Making False Statements
BOSTON – An associate and co-conspirator of the now-imprisoned former Fall River Mayor Jasiel F. Correia II was sentenced on June 15, 2022 in federal court in Boston for extortion and lying…
Eight Philadelphia Public Workers Charged for Filing False Unemployment Claims During COVID
PHILADELPHIA, PA – Eight Philadelphia public employees conspired to steal over $300,000 in unemployment benefits according to Attorney General Josh Shapiro. Shapiro announced the charges against eight employees of the City of…
Two Doctors and Their Medical Practice to Pay More than $181,000 to Resolve False Claims Act Liability Arising from Billing of “Sanexas” Devices
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Adam Teichman, DPM, Thomas Rocchio, DPM, R T Equity Holdings LLC (“R T Equity”), and PA Foot & Ankle Associates LLC (collectively,…
Merrimack Man Indicted for Making a False Statement During the Acquisition of a Firearm
CONCORD –Leith Sukkar, 22, of Merrimack was indicted by a federal grand jury on Monday and charged with one count of making a false statement during…
Arizona Resident Pleads Guilty to Mail Fraud in a False Billing Scheme to Defraud a Food Company
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —Glen Michael Martinka, 72, of Phoenix, Arizona, pleaded guilty today to mail fraud, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to court documents, beginning no later than Nov. 1, 2009,…
Steward Health Care System Agrees to Pay $4.7 Million to Resolve Allegations of False Claims Act Violations
BOSTON – Steward Health Care System LLC (Steward) and several related corporate entities have agreed to pay approximately $4.735 million to resolve allegations that its relationships with several physicians and physician practice…
Federal Agent Charged with Making False Statements in Connection with a Personal Relationship with a Victim Witness
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal grand jury in San Francisco returned a three-count indictment today against Melissa Saurwein, 43, of Martinez, charging her with making false statements, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.…
Cumberland County Woman Pleads Guilty To Making False Statements Concerning Her Daughter’s Medical Care
HARRISBURG- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Shelley Noreika, age 48, of Newville, PA, pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Court Judge Sylvia H.…
Operator of Multiple PACs Pleads Guilty to False Reporting to FEC
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The former owner and operator of seven political action committees (PACs) pleaded guilty today to making a false statement in connection with PAC expenses reported to the Federal Election…
Cumberland County Man To Pay $900,000 For Violations Of The False Claims Act
HARRISBURG, PA —The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Rodney L. Yentzer, of Cumberland County, has agreed to pay the United States $900,000 to resolve civil…
Bergen County Woman Sentenced to 21 Months in Prison for Embezzling Money from Guided Tour Company and Subscribing to False Tax Returns
NEWARK, N.J. – A Bergen County, New Jersey, woman was sentenced today to 21 months in prison for her participation in a multi-year embezzlement scheme and to subscribing to a false personal…
Connecticut Companies Pay $5.2 Million to Resolve Allegations of False Claims Act Violations Concerning Fraudulently Obtained Small Business Contracts
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that Numet Machining Techniques, LLC (“Numet”), Numet Industries, Inc., KCO Numet, Inc., and Kidd & Company, LLC (collectively the…
False Alarm Causes Stir At Central Regional High School
BERKELEY TOWNSHIP, NJ – A panic alarm at Central Regional High School caused a stir this morning and police response to the building. It turned out to be a false alarm. “This…
Hammond Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty to Filing False IRS Returns, Making False Statements to IRS and Department of Education
NEW ORLEANS – KENISHA R. CALLAHAN, age 44, and a resident of Ponchatoula, Louisiana, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Court Judge Ivan L.R. Lemelle to one count of filing a false…
Tickfaw Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty to Filing False IRS Returns
NEW ORLEANS – CHERYL L. KINCHEN, age 40, a resident of Tickfaw, Louisiana, pleaded guilty on May 31, 2022 to two counts of filing false tax returns, in her personal capacity, before…
Healthkeeperz, Inc. To Pay $2.1 Million To Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – U.S. Attorney Dena J. King announced today that Pembroke, North Carolina based behavioral healthcare provider, Healthkeeperz, Inc. (Healthkeeperz), has agreed to resolve allegations that the company violated the False…
Caris Life Sciences Pays over $2.8 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations from Delay in Submission of Genetic Cancer Screening Tests
Caris Life Sciences, Inc. (Caris) has agreed to pay $2,886,674.86 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act in an alleged nationwide scheme to improperly bill Medicare for laboratory tests…
San Luis Obispo Man Sentenced to Nearly 2 Years in Federal Prison for Bribing County Supervisor and Filing False Income Tax Returns
LOS ANGELES – A San Luis Obispo man was sentenced today to 22 months in federal prison for paying a county supervisor approximately $32,000 in bribes – most of them in…
Peru Man Sentenced for False Statements to the Social Security Administration
DES MOINES, IA – Troy John Pitzen, age 58, of Peru, Iowa, was sentenced May 26, 2022, to 24 months in prison following his guilty plea to making false statements to the…
Paterson Police Sergeant Convicted of Conspiracy to Violate Civil Rights and Filing False Police Report
NEWARK, N.J. – A federal jury convicted a Paterson Police Department sergeant today of conspiring to violate civil rights and filing a false police report, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Michael Cheff,…
Former Aequitas Senior Executive and Chief Financial Officer Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements to a Creditor
PORTLAND, Ore.—A former senior executive and chief financial officer of Aequitas Management, LLC, and several other entities formerly owned by Aequitas, pleaded guilty today to submitting a false statement to an Aequitas…
Former CPA Sentenced for Submitting False Documents to the IRS
LONDON, Ky.– A former Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Charles Marshall Stivers, 59, of Manchester, Kentucky, was sentenced to 10 months in federal prison on Tuesday, by U.S. District Judge Claria Horn Boom,…
Naugatuck Tax Preparer Who Filed False Tax Returns Sentenced to 3 Years in Federal Prison
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ANA NUNEZ, also known as Ana Pagoaga, 51, of Naugatuck, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P.…
Syracuse City School District Teachers Pay Over $31,000 for Submitting False Timecards to Federally Funded High School Dropout Prevention Program
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Syracuse City School District teachers Jason Cecile and Nichole Murray have agreed to pay the United States $31,872.90 to resolve allegations that they submitted false timecards in connection…
United States Attorney Chris Kavanaugh Announces $3,000,000 Settlement in False Claims Act Case Against HEYtex USA
ROANOKE, Va. HEYtex USA, located in Pulaski, Virginia, has agreed to pay $3 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act between January 1, 2013, and December 31, 2018…
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