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 oversight, Musk pointed to examples…
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 Court in Santa Ana. Raffa…
PHILADELPHIA – Carla Sparkler, the former Chief Marketing Officer of BioTek reMEDys Inc., has agreed to a settlement over allegations of violating the False Claims Act by engaging in kickback…
WASHINGTON, DC – Charity Keys, 45, of Bowie, Maryland, was sentenced to 12 months in prison today for a scheme defrauding the District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services…
MINEOLA, NY – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced charges against Angelo Stanco, 58, and his company, American Paving & Masonry Corp. The charges include Grand Larceny, Failure…
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 with his former role as…
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 DePuy illegally provided free products…
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. Sellinger announced today the admission…
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…
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 federal prison, followed by three…
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 and bribes) in return for…
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 that it violated the False…
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 allegations that it violated the…
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 pay $1,283,825.40 to settle allegations…
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – A resident of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, pleaded guilty in federal court to three counts of conspiracy related to the submission of fraudulent health care claims, United States…
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…
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…
Miami, Florida – Paul Geraci, 45, of Parkland, Florida, pleaded guilty today for his role in a large investment scheme in which he and others defrauded investors out of approximately…
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 his scheme to exploit his…
CHICAGO — A federal jury has convicted an excavation company employee of paying kickbacks to a suburban Chicago highway commissioner in exchange for approving hundreds of thousands of dollars in…
NEW YORK, NY – A public school construction foreman working for the New York City School Construction Authority demanded kickbacks from workers at the PS 71 public school project in…
Greenbelt, Maryland – Edward T. Buford III, age 70, of Silver Spring, Maryland, pleaded guilty on May 4, 2022, to conspiracy to commit mail fraud and healthcare fraud. As part…
INDIANAPOLIS – Manuel J. Bojorquez, 44, of Anaheim, California, was sentenced to 36 months of probation, with 18 months to be served on home confinement, and ordered to pay over…
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 to obtain bribes and kickbacks…
NEWARK, NJ – The United States Department of Justice today announced a Newark city councilman has admitted to taking bribes, accepting kickbacks and filing a false tax return. U.S. Attorney…