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…
Native of Dominican Republic Convicted for Making Materially False Statements to Government Agents at the Cyril E. King Airport
St. Thomas, USVI – United States Attorney Delia L. Smith announced today that after a two-day jury trial, Luis Miguel Lopez, a 28-year-old citizen of the Dominican Republic, was convicted of making…
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 government to settle claims of improperly billing…
Florida Tax Preparer Convicted of Fraud and Identity Theft for Filing False Tax Returns
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Guy Menard Charles, 51, of Naples, FL, was convicted after trial of 23 counts of fraud and identity theft for filing false…
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 False Claims Act by purchasing items for…
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 the United States government to settle claims…
Super PAC and its President Plead Guilty to Dark Money Scheme to File False Reports with the FEC
A Super PAC and its president pleaded guilty today to scheming to lie to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) about the true identities of donors. According to court documents, Joseph Fuentes-Fernandez, 62,…
Doctor Admits to Filing False Tax Returns
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Ehab Kodsi, age 56, of Watervliet, New York, pled guilty today to filing a false tax return and admitted to deliberately underreporting his income from 2015 to 2018.…
Former FEMA Employee Pleads Guilty to Aiding in the Preparation of False Tax Returns
Greenbelt, Maryland – Shanta Johnson, age 44, of Germantown, Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday to aiding in the preparation of false tax returns. The guilty plea was announced by United States Attorney…
Albuquerque man pleads guilty to bank fraud and submitting false documents
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Rick Benavidez, 47, of Albuquerque, pleaded guilty on April 29 in federal court to two counts of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and one count of submitting fraudulent returns,…
Middlesex County Man Admits Filing False Corporate Tax Return
NEWARK, N.J. – A Middlesex County, New Jersey man today admitted to filing a false tax return on behalf of his company, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger, Acting Assistant Attorney General David…
Former Morton, Illinois Man Sentenced to Over Five Years in Prison for Wire Fraud, Money Laundering, and Making a False Tax Return
PEORIA, Ill. – A Tampa, Florida man, Steven Racich, 49, formerly of the 100 block of West Jefferson, in Morton, Illinois, was sentenced on April 27, 2022, to 68 months in prison…
Durham Man Sentenced to 27 Months for Filing of False Tax Returns
GREENSBORO, NC – Markeith Jamar Norman, 56, was sentenced on April 29, 2022, to 27 months in prison for aiding and assisting in the preparation and presentation of a false tax return.…
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 to pay the United States $1,226,436.14 to…
Bergen County Woman Sentenced to 27 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 27 months in prison for participating in a multi-year embezzlement scheme and subscribing to a false personal income tax…
Three Men Charged With Scheming To Create and Sell False Works of Art and Memorabilia
CHICAGO — Two brothers from Michigan were among three men indicted on federal fraud charges for allegedly scheming to create and sell false works of art and memorabilia. An indictment unsealed today…
Superintendent of Chicopee Schools Indicted on Charges of Making False Statements
BOSTON – The Superintendent of the Chicopee Public Schools has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of making false statements in connection with sending 99 threatening messages to a…
Kentwood Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Employer and Filing False Taxes
NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that on April 19, 2022 MICHAEL J. GOLL, age 46, of Kentwood, pleaded guilty to wire fraud and filing false federal tax returns.…
Georgia Man Sentenced to 60 Days in Jail and Fined for Entering Port of Albany Under False Pretenses
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Andrew Avila, age 45, of Acworth, Georgia, was sentenced yesterday to a 60-day term of imprisonment, to be followed by 1 year of supervised release, and to pay…
Union County Man Admits Committing Wire Fraud and Making False Reports and Statements to and for HUD
NEWARK, N.J. – A Union County, New Jersey, man today admitted committing wire fraud and making false reports and statements to and for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD),…
South Shore Landscaper Charged with Filing False Tax Returns
BOSTON – The owner of a residential and commercial landscaping business operating in the South Shore area has been charged and has agreed to plead guilty in connection with his failure to…
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 Officer, have agreed to pay at least…
Starbucks CEO Schultz says days of ‘false promises’ are over
(Reuters) – Starbucks Corp Chief Executive Officer Howard Schultz said there have been “a lot of false promises over the last few years” and assured his employees that those “days are over”…
Cleveland Tax Return Preparer Charged with Submitting False Returns for Clients
Acting U.S. Attorney Michelle M. Baeppler announced that a federal grand jury returned a fifteen-count indictment charging Eiahnna Pique, 42, of Cleveland, with aiding and assisting in the preparation and presentation of…
Denham Springs Woman Charged with Making and Subscribing False Tax Returns
United States Attorney Ronald C. Gathe, Jr. announced that a federal grand jury has returned a three-count indictment charging Lakeisha Grayer, age 40, of Denham Springs, Louisiana, with making and subscribing false…
Harrison County Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Conspiring to Provide False Statements to Medicare
Gulfport, Miss. – A Biloxi man was sentenced to serve 30 months in prison and pay restitution in the amount of $1,537,326.14 for providing false statements in connection with the delivery of…
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