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…
Podiatrist pays $90,000 to settle false billing allegations
HOUSTON – A 39-year-old Cypress man has agreed to pay to resolve allegations he submitted false claims for the placement of electro-acupuncture devices, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Dr. Amr El-Khashab…
Former Kayenta Man Charged with Making False Statements, Cyberstalking, and Aggravated Identity Theft
PHOENIX, Ariz. – James Thomas Andrew McCarty, 22, of Charlotte, North Carolina, and formerly of Kayenta, Arizona, was arrested on Wednesday, December 14, 2022, following a federal grand jury indictment of 26…
Cardiac Monitoring Companies to Pay More than $44.8 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Liability Relating to Services Performed by Offshore Technicians
PHILADELPHIA – BioTelemetry, Inc. and its subsidiary CardioNet, LLC, both headquartered in Pennsylvania (collectively, “BioTelemetry”), have agreed to pay $44,875,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by knowingly…
Federal jury finds Rio Rancho man guilty of theft and making false statements in Social Security scheme
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced that a federal jury on Dec. 16 returned a guilty verdict on James Anthony Sandoval, 57,…
Cardiac monitoring firms to pay more than $44 million to resolve allegations of false claims act violations -U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – BioTelemetry Inc. and its subsidiary CardioNet LLC have agreed to pay $44.9 million to resolve allegations that they knowingly submitted claims to Medicare, TRICARE, the Veterans Health Administration and…
Georgia Man Sentenced To 14 Years In Federal Prison For Submitting More Than $2.9 Billion In False Tax Claims To The IRS
Ocala, Florida – Senior United States District Judge John Antoon II has sentenced David O. Isagba to 14 years in federal prison for mail fraud and conspiring to defraud the United States…
RGV tax preparer sent to prison for preparing false tax returns
McALLEN, Texas – A local tax preparer has been ordered to federal prison following her conviction of preparing false and fraudulent tax returns on behalf of taxpayers, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S.…
U.S. Attorney Announces Arrest Of Lamor Whitehead For Fraud, Extortion, And False Statements
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of…
United States Sues Michigan-Based NH Learning Solutions Corporation for Submitting False Claims for Inflated Post 9/11 GI-Bill Tuition Benefits
WASHINGTON –The Justice Department announced today that the United States has filed a complaint under the False Claims Act (FCA) against NH Learning Solutions Corp (NHLS). The complaint, filed in the Eastern…
Youth Rehabilitation Center Agrees to Pay Over $3.4 Million to Resolve Allegations of False Claims Act Violations
MOBILE, AL – Pathway, Inc. and Pathway of Baldwin County, LLC have agreed to pay $3,496,331.92 to resolve allegations that Pathway of Baldwin County, LLC wrongfully billed Medicaid for services it did…
‘False Narrative’: Final Version Of Defense Bill Scraps Dem-Backed Provisions To Counter Extremism In Military, US
‘False Narrative’: Final Version Of Defense Bill Scraps Dem-Backed Provisions To Counter Extremism In Military, US Micaela Burrow on December 15, 2022 The final National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) strips out several…
Cartersville businessman sentenced to federal prison for filing a false tax return
ROME, Ga. – Mohammed Ajmal, a Cartersville businessman, has been sentenced for making and subscribing a false tax return. Ajmal failed to report income from over two million dollars in “kickback” payments…
Adair Chief of Police Charged with Getting Machine Guns Through False Statements to the ATF
DES MOINES, IA – A federal grand jury in Des Moines returned an indictment on December 14, 2022, charging Adair Chief of Police Bradley Wendt with unlawfully obtaining and possessing machine guns. According…
Connecticut Physician and Urgent Care Practice Pay Over $4.2 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Phillip Coyne, Special Agent in Charge for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General,…
Meraux Woman Pleads Guilty to Aiding in Filing False Taxes
NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that CYNTHIA BOWLEY, age 68, of Meraux, pled guilty today to aiding and assisting in the filing of false tax returns, a violation…
United States Settles False Claims Act Allegations Involving Medical Product Manufacturer For $14.5 Million
Company Self-Reported Violations of Contractual Provisions WASHINBGTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia reached an agreement with Coloplast, a medical product…
Former VA Psychologist Charged With Submitting False Medical Documents to Employer, Obstruction of Justice, Medicare Fraud
Benton, Ill. – A federal grand jury in Benton, Illinois, returned a six-count indictment charging Theresa Kelly, 56, of Herrin, Illinois, with engaging in a scheme to seek approved medical leave and…
Bradenton Woman Pleads Guilty To Providing False Information When Purchasing Seven Firearms
Tampa, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Cheyenne McIntosh (26, Bradenton) has pleaded guilty to making a false statement on an ATF form. McIntosh faces a maximum penalty…
Jennifer Lawrence under fire for false claim about women’s roles in action movies
In a recent interview with Variety, actress Jennifer Lawrence made a claim that is being met with backlash from the public. She stated that she was the first woman to ever be…
Three Central Coast Health Care Providers Agree to Pay $22.5 Million for Alleged False Claims to Medi-Cal Program
LOS ANGELES – Pursuant to two settlements announced today, several Central Coast health care providers have agreed to pay a total of $22.5 million to resolve allegations that they violated federal…
Florida State Representative Indicted For Wire Fraud, Money Laundering, And Making False Statements
GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA – A federal grand jury has returned a six-count indictment against Joseph Harding, 35, of Williston, Florida. The indictment was announced by Jason R. Coody, United States Attorney for the…
Tampa Man Sentenced For Filing False Tax Return
Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Charlene E. Honeywell has sentenced Steven Brickner to 12 months and a day for filing a false U.S. Individual Income Tax Return for tax year 2017.…
Dr. Victor Savinov Pays $50,000 to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Relating to Unlawful Kickbacks
DETROIT – Dr. Victor Savinov, a medical doctor who practices and resides in the Eastern District of Michigan, has agreed to pay the United States $50,000 to resolve allegations that in 2009…
Government Contractor Agrees to Pay over $500,000 to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Obsidian Solutions Group, LLC (Obsidian), located in Fredericksburg, has agreed to pay $510,991.08 to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by billing the Defense Intelligence Agency…
Opioid Abuse Treatment Facility to Pay $3.15 Million for Kickback Violations, Obstructing Federal Audit, and False Claims Submitted to Government Insurance Programs
CAMDEN, N.J. – An opioid abuse treatment facility in Camden will pay a total of $3.15 million to resolve criminal and civil claims that it caused kickbacks, obstructed a federal audit, and…
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