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Lee’s Summit Woman Sentenced for $1.5 Million Embezzlement Schemes, Identity Theft KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Tom Larson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Lee’s Summit, Mo., woman was sentenced in federal court today for a series of embezzlement schemes totaling more than $1.5 million. Patricia Webb, 44, of […]
South Florida Doctor Convicted of Sixty-Seven Criminal Counts Related to Medicare Fraud Scheme Today, a federal jury in South Florida convicted Dr. Salomon Melgen of sixty-seven criminal counts related to his participation in a health care fraud scheme involving the filing of false claims and the inclusion of false entries into patients’ medical charts. Benjamin […]
Baltimore, Maryland Man Sentenced to 8 Years in Federal Prison for His Role in Six Year Scam Using Fake Companies and False Documentation to Defraud Car Dealers and Lenders Baltimore, Maryland – On May 1, 2017, U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced Sean Stanley Jackson, age 44, of Baltimore, Maryland to eight years in […]
Naples Man Sentenced In Connection With “PIP” Scheme To Defraud Automobile Insurance Companies Fort Myers, FL – U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell has sentenced Wisler Cyrius (36, Naples) to three years in federal prison for conspiracy to commit mail fraud and money laundering. The Court also ordered him to pay $270,329.92 in restitution to […]
Georgia Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing Deceased Father’s Social Security Benefits ATLANTA – Timothy S. Lenon has pleaded guilty to one count of theft of government funds for stealing over $300,000 in Social Security benefits. Lenon received and subsequently spent his deceased father’s Social Security benefits for over 20 years after his death, and did […]
What is Florida no fault insurance? What exactly is no fault insurance in the first place? Where is it available and what are its advantages and disadvantages? If you life in FL and have questions about how the Florida no fault car insurance laws work or really if you live in any one of the […]
Morris Woman Indicted for Fraudulently Taking SSA Survivor Benefits for Husband She Killed BIRMINGHAM – A federal grand jury last week indicted a Morris woman for fraudulently claiming nearly $168,000 in Social Security widow’s benefits on the death of a husband she killed, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Robert O. Posey and Social Security Administration, Office […]
Poplar Healthcare to Pay Nearly $900,000 to Resolve A False Claims Act Allegations PROVIDENCE, RI – Acting United States Attorney Stephen G. Dambruch and Philip Coyne, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Boston Office of Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS-OIG), today announced that Poplar Healthcare PLLC, and Poplar Healthcare Management, LLC […]
According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, 10 percent of households in the United States had at least 1 person age 10 or older who was a victim of identity theft in 2016. This amounts to approximately 8.6 million US households that were affected by identity theft during 2016 alone. Thus, you are not alone […]
Former Chief Executive of Chicago Public Schools Sentenced to More Than Four Years in Prison in Connection with Bribery and Kickback Scheme CHICAGO — BARBARA BYRD-BENNETT was sentenced today to more than four years in federal prison for using her position in charge of the Chicago Public Schools to guide lucrative no-bid contracts to her […]