FBI memo reveals DOJ ordered shutdown of Clinton Foundation Foreign Pay to Play Scheme in 2016 Election, But Was Shut Down
WASHINGTON, DC – A newly declassified memo obtained by former Trump aide and current FBI Director Kash Patel details how senior Justice Department officials in 2016 blocked FBI agents from pursuing a…
Rochester Man Going To Prison And Ordered To Pay Millions In Restitution For His Role In Ponzi Scheme That Bilked Investors Out Of Millions Of Dollars
CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 ROCHESTER, NY – U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that John Piccarreto, Jr., 38, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to commit…
Dayton psychiatric hospital and owner agree to pay $425,000 to resolve claims for unnecessary diagnostic testing
DAYTON, Ohio – Access Hospital Dayton, LLC and its owner, Dr. John Johnson, have agreed to pay the United States $374,780 to resolve False Claims Act allegations that they knowingly caused the…
Infectious Disease Clinic Agrees to Pay $325k to Resolve Fraud Claims
MACON, Ga. – A civil settlement has been reached with Infectious Disease Consultants of Georgia (IDC), an infusion clinic with six out-patient locations in the greater Atlanta area. IDC agreed to pay $325,000…
Physical Therapy Provider to Pay $4 Million to Resolve Alleged False Claims Act Violations
MINNEAPOLIS – RehabAuthority, LLC, a physical therapy company with operations in Minnesota, has agreed to pay $4 million to resolve allegations that it submitted false claims for payment for outpatient physical therapy…
PEDIATRIC ASSOCIATES, SAMIR MULLICK, MD, SC AND DR. SAMIR MULLICK AGREE TO PAY OVER $700,000 TO RESOLVE FALSE CLAIMS ACT ALLEGATIONS
Acting United States Attorney Richard. G. Frohling announced on October 27, 2021 that Samir Mullick, MD, SC, which does business as Pediatric Associates, and its owner Dr. Samir Mullick, agreed to pay…
New Jersey contractor to pay $175k to resolve prevailing wage violations
TRENTON – Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck announced today that a telecommunications contractor will pay $175,000 to resolve allegations that the company defrauded the state while denying its workers the wages…
Atlanta pharmacy to pay $4.6 million to settle False Claims Act allegations regarding compound medications
ATLANTA – Curant, Inc., which owns pharmacies in Smyrna, Georgia and St. Petersburg, Florida, along with its owners and related entities, agreed to pay $4.6 million to resolve allegations that they violated…
Boulder Weather Research Organization and Officers Pay Over $2 Million to Resolve Investigation into Improper Use of Federal Grants for Scientific Research
DENVER –The Center for Severe Weather Research (CSWR), a nonprofit organization in Boulder, Colorado, has paid over $2.4 million to resolve allegations that it engaged in fraud related to grants it received…
Disbarred Columbus Lawyer Sentenced to Prison, Ordered to Pay $1.6 Million in Restitution in Fraud Case
COLUMBUS, Ga. – A former Columbus-based attorney was sentenced to federal prison and was ordered to pay $1.6 million in restitution for mail fraud after a U.S. Secret Service investigation revealed he…
Military Supplier to Pay $850,000 to Settle Breach of Contract and False Claims Act Allegations
NEWARK, N.J. – A supplier of vehicle parts to the military has agreed to pay $850,000 to resolve allegations that it breached contracts with the United States and violated the False Claims…
Former Cleveland VA Medical Center Supervisor Sentenced to 37 Months and Ordered to Pay More Than $1.25 Million in Restitution for Theft and Kickback Scheme
Acting U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan announced that William H. Precht, 54, of Kent, Ohio, was sentenced today by Judge Donald C. Nugent to 37 months imprisonment and ordered to pay $1,259,390.66…
Florida Is Understaffed By More Than 5,000 Teachers Due To The Pandemic, Low Pay
Florida has over 5,000 teacher vacancies and more than 4,000 openings for school staff positions, according to the Florida Education Association. Data released by the Florida Education Association (FEA) in August showed…
Physician Agrees to Pay $640,000 to Resolve Allegations of Anti-Kickback Violations
SHREVEPORT, La. – Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced today that Dr. Llewelyn Simon, an internal medicine physician from Monroe, Louisiana, has agreed to pay the United States $640,000…
USMM and VPA Pay $8.5 Million To Resolve Overpayment of Medicare Claims for Laboratory and Diagnostic Testing
DETROIT – U.S. Medical Management, LLC (“USMM”) and VPA, P.C. (“VPA”), providers of home-based healthcare services, have agreed to pay the United States $8.5 million to resolve allegations that USMM and VPA…
Former Cleveland City Councilman Sentenced to 6 Years for Tax Violations, Witness Tampering and Falsifying Records
Acting U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan announced that former City of Cleveland Councilman Kenneth Johnson was sentenced today by Judge John R. Adams to six years imprisonment. Johnson was found guilty by…
Pittston Man Sentenced To Prison For Failing To Pay Taxes
SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that John T. Stuchkus, age 59, of Pittston, Pennsylvania was sentenced yesterday to 18 months’ imprisonment by U.S.…
Crane company agrees to pay more than $4.5M to resolve lawsuit for non-compliance with Military Specifications
HOUSTON – Crane Company has agreed to pay to the United States to resolve allegations it violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by failing to comply with Military Specification (Mil Spec) Mil-V…
Tesla To Pay Former Employee $137 Million Over Racial Abuse Lawsuit
A San Francisco federal court ruled that Tesla must pay $137 million to a black former employee after alleged racial abuse he underwent while working for the company, multiple sources reported. Owen…
Target To Pay Holiday Employees $2 More An Hour In Effort To Retain Workers
Target announced Tuesday that it would pay employees an additional $2 an hour during the peak time of the holiday season. Target store and service center employees who work Saturdays and Sundays…
Barge Company Will Preserve 649 Acres of Habitat and Pay Over $2 Million for Injuries to Natural Resources Resulting from its Oil Spill in the Mississippi River near New Orleans
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Creve Coeur pharmacy and owner agree to pay $1,507,808.50 to resolve lawsuit alleging dispensing of controlled substances with no legitimate medical purpose
ST. LOUIS – The United States has reached a civil settlement with Olive Street Pharmacy, LLC (Olive Street) and pharmacy technician Irina Shlafshteyn (Shlafshteyn) resolving a civil complaint bringing claims under the…
Government Contractor Agrees to Pay More Than $1 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Lawsuit Alleging Overbilling in U.S. Defense Contracts
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A U.S. Government contractor has agreed to settle allegations that the company improperly billed fees on U.S. defense contracts involving a number of federal agencies. Airbus U.S. Space &…
Cattle Broker Sentenced to Prison for Wire Fraud, Ordered to Pay $2.1 Million in Restitution
MACON, Ga. – A Georgia cattle broker was sentenced to prison and was ordered to pay millions in restitution after he pleaded guilty to wire fraud in a scheme defrauding an investor…
Berks County Group to Pay $121,655 under the False Claims Act for Alleged Double-Billing of Home Renovation Expenses
PHILADELPHIA – Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that the Berks County Coalition to End Homelessness (“BCEH”) will pay $121,655 to resolve False Claims Act allegations that the public-private partnership…
Biden’s Reported Pick For Banking Regulator Once Praised Former Soviet Union For Having ‘No Gender Pay Gap’
President Joe Biden’s reported pick to run a top Wall Street regulatory agency division once praised the former Soviet Union for its gender equality. Cornell Law School Professor Saule Omarova, who is…
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