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Government Workers Are Getting Rich, Elon Musk Cites Kickbacks, Fraud, Abuse of Government Payments

February 11, 2025
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Elon Musk criticized the US government’s payment systems, citing cases of fraud and mismanagement that he described as “mind-blowing.” Speaking about financial …

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Orange County Sober Living Homes Owner Indicted for Allegedly Paying Nearly $175,000 in Kickbacks to ‘Body Brokers’ for Referring Patients

April 30, 2024
Orange county sober living homes owner indicted for allegedly paying nearly $175,000 in kickbacks to ‘body brokers’ for referring patients - photo licensed by shore news network.

Scott Raffa, 57, of Newport Beach, was arrested Saturday at Los Angeles International Airport. He is scheduled for arraignment this afternoon in United States District …

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Former BioTek CMO Settles False Claims Act Violations Involving Kickbacks

February 19, 2024

PHILADELPHIA – Carla Sparkler, the former Chief Marketing Officer of BioTek reMEDys Inc., has agreed to a settlement over allegations of violating the False Claims …

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DC EMS Worker Sentenced in Bribery Scheme Involving Contractor Kickbacks

September 30, 2023
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WASHINGTON, DC – Charity Keys, 45, of Bowie, Maryland, was sentenced to 12 months in prison today for a scheme defrauding the District of Columbia …

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Business Owner Demanded Employee Kickbacks After Underpaying Wages

September 14, 2023
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MINEOLA, NY – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced charges against Angelo Stanco, 58, and his company, American Paving & Masonry Corp. The …

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Former Hillsborough Township School District Official Admits To Paying Kickbacks For Illegal Overtime Payments

January 28, 2023January 26, 2023

Trenton, N.J. – A Somerset County, New Jersey man yesterday admitted to paying kickbacks in return for fraudulent overtime payments that he received in connection …

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U.S. fines J&J $9.75 million over kickbacks to surgeon for overseas surgeries

January 20, 2023
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By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson and its DePuy Synthes unit will pay $9.75 million to settle U.S. Department of Justice accusations that …

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North Jersey pharmacy worker guilty of taking bribes, kickbacks for meds

December 29, 2022
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MORRIS COUNTY, NJ – A Morris County pharmacy worker has pleaded guilty to a medical bribery and kickback scheme for medications. U.S. Attorney Philip R. …

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Dr. Victor Savinov Pays $50,000 to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Relating to Unlawful Kickbacks

December 5, 2022
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DETROIT – Dr. Victor Savinov, a medical doctor who practices and resides in the Eastern District of Michigan, has agreed to pay the United States …

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Silver Spring Dentist Sentenced to More Than Two Years in Federal Prison for Scheme to Fraudulently Obtain Medicaid Funds by Recruiting Medicaid Beneficiaries Through the Payment of Kickbacks and Bribes

November 18, 2022
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Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang today sentenced Edward T. Buford III, age 70, of Silver Spring, Maryland, to 30 months in …

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Polk County Doctor Pleads Guilty To Receiving Kickbacks

November 18, 2022
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Tampa, Florida –United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Dr. Sean Patrick O’Rourke (56, Lakeland) has pleaded guilty to soliciting and receiving remuneration (kickbacks …

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Modernizing Medicine Agrees to Pay $45 Million to Resolve Allegations of Accepting and Paying Illegal Kickbacks and Caused False Claims

November 1, 2022
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Modernizing Medicine, Inc. (“ModMed”), an electronic health record (“EHR”) technology vendor located in Boca Raton, Florida, has agreed to pay $45 million to resolve allegations …

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Florida Medical Practice Agrees to Pay $130,000 to Resolve Allegations That it Received Kickbacks from Pharmaceutical Distributor

October 3, 2022
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BOSTON – Southeast Florida Hematology and Oncology Group (SEFHOG), a now-defunct specialty medical practice in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., has agreed to pay $130,000 to resolve …

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Sleep and Respiratory Equipment Manufacturer to Pay $1.2 Million to Resolve Allegations of Unlawful Kickbacks

September 22, 2022
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Philips RS North America LLC, formerly known as Respironics, Inc. (“Respironics”), a nationwide manufacturer of sleep and respiratory durable medical equipment (“DME”), has agreed to …

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Florida Businessman Pleads Guilty in Three Cases Involving Conspiracies to Commit Health Care Fraud, Pay and Receive Unlawful Kickbacks, and Money Laundering

September 15, 2022
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PITTSBURGH, Pa. – A resident of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, pleaded guilty in federal court to three counts of conspiracy related to the submission of fraudulent …

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Bayer to Pay $40 Million to Resolve the Alleged Use of Kickbacks and False Statements Relating to Three Drugs

September 2, 2022
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MINNEAPOLIS – Bayer Corporation, an Indiana corporation and manufacturer of pharmaceutical products, and its related entities, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc., Bayer HealthCare LLC and Bayer …

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Essilor Agrees to Pay $16.4 Million to Resolve Alleged False Claims Act Liability for Paying Kickbacks

August 23, 2022
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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 …

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Investment Scam Ringleader Pleads Guilty After Being Recorded Paying Cash Kickbacks at Boca Raton Starbucks

August 17, 2022
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Miami, Florida – Paul Geraci, 45, of Parkland, Florida, pleaded guilty today for his role in a large investment scheme in which he and others …

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Former Washington State Employment Security employee pleads guilty to stealing pandemic unemployment benefits for kickbacks

June 22, 2022
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Tacoma – A former employee of Washington State’s Employment Security Department pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to three federal felonies for …

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Excavation Company Employee Convicted of Paying Kickbacks to Suburban Chicago Highway Commissioner

June 14, 2022
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CHICAGO — A federal jury has convicted an excavation company employee of paying kickbacks to a suburban Chicago highway commissioner in exchange for approving hundreds …

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New York City Construction Foreman Demanded Kickbacks and Threatened Firing Workers

May 13, 2022
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NEW YORK, NY – A public school construction foreman working for the New York City School Construction Authority demanded kickbacks from workers at the PS …

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Dentist Pleads Guilty to Unlawfully Obtaining Medicaid Funds and Paying Recruiters to Refer Medicaid Beneficiaries to His Dental Office in Exchange for Kickbacks

May 6, 2022
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Greenbelt, Maryland – Edward T. Buford III, age 70, of Silver Spring, Maryland, pleaded guilty on May 4, 2022, to conspiracy to commit mail fraud …

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California Marketer Sentenced for Paying Millions in Kickbacks to Unlawfully Induce Prescriptions

March 30, 2022
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INDIANAPOLIS – Manuel J. Bojorquez, 44, of Anaheim, California, was sentenced to 36 months of probation, with 18 months to be served on home confinement, …

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Newark City Council Member Admits Scheming to Obtain Bribes and Kickbacks and Subscribing to False Tax Return

March 15, 2022
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NEWARK, N.J. – A member of the Newark Municipal Council and Board of Directors of the Newark Community Economic Development Corporation (NCEDC) today admitted scheming …

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Newark city councilman admits to taking bribes and kickbacks, filing false tax return

March 15, 2022
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NEWARK, NJ – The United States Department of Justice today announced a Newark city councilman has admitted to taking bribes, accepting kickbacks and filing a …

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Mallinckrodt Agrees to Pay $260M to Settle False Claims Act Lawsuit Alleging Payment of Illegal Kickbacks and Medicare Drug Rebate Underpayments

March 9, 2022
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PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that pharmaceutical company Mallinckrodt ARD LLC (previously Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc., “Questcor,” and collectively “Mallinckrodt”), has agreed …

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Star witness against ex-Goldman banker says wives used to disguise 1MDB kickbacks

February 24, 2022
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By Luc Cohen NEW YORK – Two Goldman Sachs bankers concocted a scheme involving their wives to conceal kickbacks they received for helping to loot …

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Star witness against ex-Goldman banker says wives used to disguise 1MDB kickbacks

February 24, 2022
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By Luc Cohen NEW YORK – Two Goldman Sachs bankers concocted a scheme involving their wives to conceal kickbacks they received for helping to loot …

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Ten Indicted for Healthcare Kickbacks

February 10, 2022
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Ten people, including two medical doctors, have been indicted in a $300 million healthcare fraud, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad …

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Florida Man Sentenced for Paying Bribes and Kickbacks and Defrauding the United States

February 5, 2022
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A Florida man was sentenced today to 15 years in prison for orchestrating a bribery and kickback conspiracy and committing fraud in …

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Cardinal Health Agrees to Pay More than $13 Million to Resolve Allegations that it Paid Kickbacks to Physicians

January 31, 2022
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BOSTON – Ohio-based pharmaceutical distributor, Cardinal Health, Inc., has agreed to pay $13,125,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by paying …

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Former Netflix Executive Sentenced To 30 Months For Bribes And Kickbacks From Netflix Vendors

December 14, 2021

SAN JOSE –Michael Kail, the former Vice President of IT Operations at Netflix, was sentenced today to 30 months in federal prison for his convictions …

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Queens Pharmacist Indicted for Conspiring to Accept Kickbacks and Making False Statements

December 8, 2021
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Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, an indictment was unsealed charging Bruce Snipas, the owner and pharmacist-in-charge of B&E Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“B&E”) in Rego …

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Greensburg Doctor Sentenced to Nearly Five Years in Prison for Accepting Kickbacks in Exchange for Prescribing Fentanyl

December 7, 2021
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PITTSBURGH – A resident of Westmoreland County, PA, was sentenced in federal court following his convictions for conspiracy to violate the Anti-Kickback Statute, health care …

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Monmouth County Doctor Charged with Accepting Bribes and Kickbacks from Pharmaceutical Company in Exchange for Unlawfully Prescribing Fentanyl

November 5, 2021
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NEWARK, N.J. – A Monmouth County, New Jersey, doctor was charged today for his participation in a scheme to receive bribes and kickbacks from a …

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Former Employment Security Department employee indicted for filing false unemployment claims and demanding kickbacks

September 25, 2021
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Tacoma – A former employee of Washington State’s Employment Security Department has been charged in a 20-count indictment for his scheme to exploit his employment …

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