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Former Owner and Manager of Miami-Area Home Health Agencies Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Role in $57 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme The owner and manager of three now-defunct Miami-area home health agencies was sentenced today to 240 months in prison for his role in a $57 million Medicare fraud scheme. Assistant Attorney General […]
Mother and Son Plead Guilty to Orchestrating $16 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme at Two Miami Pharmacies A mother and son based in Miami each pleaded guilty today to fraud charges for their roles in a $16 million Medicare fraud scheme. U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer of the Southern District of Florida, Assistant Attorney General Leslie […]
Former Owner and Manager of Miami-Area Home Health Agencies Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Role in $57 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme The owner and manager of three now-defunct Miami-area home health agencies was sentenced today to 240 months in prison for his role in a $57 million Medicare fraud scheme. Assistant Attorney General […]
Long Beach Man Pleads Guilty in $3 Million Foreclosure Rescue Scam LOS ANGELES – A Long Beach man has pleaded guilty to a federal fraud charge related to a long-running mortgage rescue scheme that involved nearly $3 million in illegal fees charged to distressed homeowners and about 200 fraudulent bankruptcy petitions. Karl Robinson, 52, pleaded […]
Former Crystal City Councilman Pleads Guilty to Role in Bribery and Kickback Scheme In Del Rio this afternoon, former Crystal City Councilman Gilbert Urrabazo pleaded guilty to a federal charge in connection with a bribery and kickback scheme involving city contracts announced United States Attorney Richard Durbin, Jr., and FBI Special Agent in Charge Christopher […]
Natick Attorney and Former City of Worcester Housing Official Indicted on Fraud Charges BOSTON – A real estate developer and a former City of Worcester housing official were charged in U.S. District Court in Worcester this week in connection with a $2.3 million fraud scheme relating to the redevelopment of a multi-family property in Worcester. […]
Cannon Design to pay $12 million as part of criminal enforcement agreement Cannon Design will pay a $12 million penalty, implement a series of corporate reforms and divest itself from a large project in California to resolve the company’s criminal liability for the conduct of more than a dozen employees, including paying bribes and kickbacks […]
Third Defendant in Fraud Scheme Pleads Guilty COLUMBUS, Ohio – Richard Morin, 48, of Portland, Connecticut pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court here today to one count of conspiracy, a crime punishable by up to five years in prison, for his role in a scheme that defrauded a Columbus-based company out of between $250,000 and […]
Vacation and Travel Scams The American Hotel and Lodging Association says 15 million scam reservations were made last year that cost consumers over one billion dollars. The agency warned citizens to be wary of robocalls, emails or faxes offering promotional travel packages purported to have been offered by legitimate travel agencies, such as Expedia, Travelocity, […]
Member of the Simple City Criminal Organization Pleads Guilty to a Racketeering Conspiracy and Aggravated Identity Theft Used the Identities of More Than 230 Victims to Engage in Fraudulent Financial Transactions Greenbelt, Maryland – Sylvia Price, a/k/a “Deez Nuts,” age 50, of Suitland, Maryland pleaded guilty today to conspiring to participate in a racketeering conspiracy […]