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Financial Fraud: CHRISTUS St. Vincent Regional Medical Center And CHRISTUS Health (CHRISTUS) Have Agreed to Resolve Allegations That They Violated the False Claims Act
Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center and Christus Health to Pay $12.24 Million to Settle Medicaid False Claims Act Allegations ALBUQUERQUE – CHRISTUS St. Vincent Regional Medical Center (St. Vincent)…
Helthcare Fraud: David Kirkwood Pleaded Guilty To Health Care Fraud
Doctor, Wife Plead Guilty to Running Pill Mill DAYTON – David Kirkwood, 61, and Beverly Kirkwood, 50, of Dayton, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to health care fraud. David…
Financial Fraud: Kim A. Earlycutt, Shannon A. King, And Marcia Farmer Sentence For Conspiring To Submit False Tax Returns
Three sentenced for five million dollar tax fraud ATLANTA - Kim A. Earlycutt, Shannon A. King, and Marcia Farmer, have been sentenced for conspiring to submit false tax returns totaling…
Financial Fraud: Alice Soard And Wendell James Pay To Resolve Federal And State False Claims Act Allegations
Action for Defrauding a Program for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities Settles for Approximately $2 M SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Two Bay Area companies and the two individuals who head them will…
Financial Fraud: Amechi Colvis Amuegbunam Sentenced In Business Email Compromise (BEC) Scheme
Nigerian Man Sentenced for Role in “Business Email Compromise” Scheme That Caused $3.7 Million Loss to U.S. Companies DALLAS — A Nigerian citizen in the U.S. on a student visa…
Financial Fraud: Robert Mark Seibert Accused of Running a Stock Investment Scheme That Allegedly Defrauded More Than 90 Victims
Palm Desert Man Arrested in Stock Scheme that Targeted Nearly 100 Elderly Victims across U.S. and Allegedly Caused over $1 Million in Losses SANTA ANA, California – A Palm Desert…
Financial Fraud: Deborah Joy Durand Convicted of False Statements to Obtain Federal Employees Compensation Benefits, Wire Fraud, False Claims Relating to Workers Compensation Benefits, and Theft of Government Property
Former Postal Employee Convicted for Fraudulently Obtaining Workers' Compensation Benefits GREAT FALLS - The United States Attorney’s Office announced a federal court convicted Deborah Joy Durand of False Statements to…
Financial Fraud: James Robert Liang, a Volkswagen Engineer, Was Sentenced For His Role In a Nearly 10-Year Conspiracy to Defraud U.S.
Volkswagen Engineer Sentenced for His Role in Conspiracy to Cheat U.S. Emissions Tests DETROIT, Michigan – James Robert Liang, a Volkswagen engineer, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Sean…
Financial Fraud: MAHMOUD THIAM Was Sentenced For His Scheme to Launder $8.5 Million
Former Minister Of Mines For The Republic Of Guinea Sentenced To 7 Years In Prison For Receiving And Laundering $8.5 Million In Bribes From Chinese Companies Joon H. Kim, the…
Tax Fraud: Kenneth J. Coleman Charged in a Nine-Count Indictment Filed of Second-Hand Prescription Drugs
Texas Residents Indicted for Laundering and Structuring Proceeds from Sale of Second-Hand Prescription Drugs Income Allegedly Not Reported on Federal Tax Returns A federal grand jury sitting in Houston, Texas…
Financial Fraud: The United States Filed Two Complaints That The Companies Have Participated in Schemes to Launder U.S. Dollars On Behalf of Sanctioned North Korean
United States Files Complaints to Forfeit More Than $11 Million From Companies That Allegedly Laundered Funds To Benefit Sanctioned North Korean Entities WASHINGTON – The United States filed two complaints…
Mortgage Fraud: LAURANCE H. FREED Convicted On Three Counts of Bank Fraud, One Count of Mail Fraud, And Four Counts of Making a False Statement To a Financial Institution
Real Estate Developer Sentenced to Three Years in Federal Prison for Defrauding Banks and the City of Chicago CHICAGO — A federal judge today sentenced a Chicago real estate developer…
Financial Fraud: Michael Baker Guilty of One Count of Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud And Securities Fraud
Former CEO of Arthrocare Corporation Convicted for Orchestrating $750 Million Securities Fraud Scheme A federal jury today convicted the former chief executive officer of ArthroCare Corporation, a publicly traded medical…
Public Corruption And Financial Fraud: Captain Jesus Vasquez Cantu Charged so Far as Part of The Massive Fraud And Bribery Investigation
Former Assistant Chief of Staff of the U.S. Navy’s Seventh Fleet Charged in Massive Navy Corruption Scandal; Pleads Guilty to Bribery Conspiracy Assistant U.S. Attorneys Mark W. Pletcher (619) 546-9714…
Financial Fraud: Alfonso Liburd Pleaded Guilty to Improperly Aiding And Abetting Navy Port Engineer
Navy Contractor Admits Accepting Funds from Port Engineer Administering Contracts Involving his Company Assistant U.S. Attorney Phillip L.B. Halpern (619) 546-6964 SAN DIEGO – Alfonso Liburd, the President and Chief…
Financial Fraud: Paul David Ward Indicted For Investment Fraud Scheme
Former Lebanon Airport Operator Indicted for $707,000 Fraud Scheme JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Tom Larson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that the former…
Financial Fraud: PHH Corp., PHH Mortgage Corp. and PHH Home Loans (PHH) Have Agreed to Pay To Resolve Alleged False Claims Act Liability Arising From Mortgage Lending
PHH Agrees To Pay $74 Million To Resolve Alleged False Claims Act Liability Arising From Mortgage Lending NEWARK, N.J. – PHH Corp., PHH Mortgage Corp. and PHH Home Loans (PHH)…
Financial Fraud: PETER G. JOHNSON, PETER B. JOHNSON, And THOMAS REICH Charged With Defrauding a Group of Lenders (the “Banks”)
Former Cocoa Company Executives Arrested For Defrauding Lenders Of $400 Million Peter G. Johnson, Peter B. Johnson, and Thomas Reich submitted false financial reports to banks to secure and maintain…
Car Insurance Premiums Fraud
Did you commit fraud when you bought car insurance? Americans might agree that auto insurance companies aren't perfect in regards to deciding how much policyholders should pay in premiums. Most…
Financial Fraud: Benjamin Bland Sentenced For Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud, Wire Fraud, And Social Security Fraud
Richmond Business Owner Sentenced To Five And A Half Years In Prison For Fraud In Credit Repair Scheme Baltimore, Maryland – Senior U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz sentenced Benjamin…
Jae Ho Chung Sentenced For Multi-Million Dollar Bank ‘Bustout’ Scheme that used Counterfeit Checks
Leader of Multi-Million Dollar Bank ‘Bustout’ Scheme that used Counterfeit Checks Sentenced to over 5 Years in Federal Prison LOS ANGELES – A West Los Angeles man who masterminded a…
Financial Fraud: James E. Levin and Jacklyn M. Sutcivni Were Indicted for Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud
Natick Attorney and Former City of Worcester Housing Official Indicted on Fraud…
Jae Ho Chung Sentenced For Multi-Million Dollar Bank ‘Bustout’ Scheme that used Counterfeit Checks
Leader of Multi-Million Dollar Bank ‘Bustout’ Scheme that used Counterfeit Checks Sentenced…
Financial Fraud: Deborah Joy Durand Convicted of False Statements to Obtain Federal Employees Compensation Benefits, Wire Fraud, False Claims Relating to Workers Compensation Benefits, and Theft of Government Property
Former Postal Employee Convicted for Fraudulently Obtaining Workers' Compensation Benefits GREAT FALLS…
Investment Fraud: DAVID BLAINE WELLIVER Sentenced For Defrauding Investors in The Dblaine Fund
Investment Advisor Sentenced to Five Years for Defrauding Investors of $1.725 Million…
Tax Fraud: Seven Individuals Convicted of Tax Fraud
HOUSTON With the deadline for filing income tax returns rapidly approaching, Acting…
Identity Theft: Scott J. Wolas Accused of a Fraudulent Real Estate Investment Scheme
Fugitive Sought in $1.5 Million Quincy Real Estate Scheme Arrested in Florida…
FBI Announcement: Preliminary 2015 Crime Stats
Preliminary 2015 Crime Stats Released The FBI’s latest Preliminary Semiannual Uniform Crime…
Federal Law Enforcement in Chicago Seizes $214 Million in Alleged “Pump and Dump” Investment Fraud
Federal Law Enforcement Cracks Down on $214 Million "Pump and Dump" Scheme…
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Bulletproof Betrayal: Inside the $5.2 Million ShotStop Fraud That Sold Counterfeit Body Armor to America’s Law Enforcement
A Sentence for Deception, A Warning for a Nation When…
The Weapon of Experience: Inside the $28M Memphis Pharmacy Fraud and a Prior Conviction at the Heart of a Record-Breaking National Takedown
A National Crisis Hits Home in Memphis In the sprawling…
Health and Wellness Scams: Emerging Trends in 2024
In today's fast-paced world, where people are constantly seeking ways…
Medical Identity Theft: What We Need To Know in 2023 To Prevent
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Financial Fraud: Craig Cinelli And Joseph Cinelli Sr., Charged By Indictment With One Count of Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud And Five Counts of Wire Fraud
Owners Of Hudson County, New Jersey, Scrap Metal Company Charged With 17-Year Conspiracy To Defraud Customers Former Chief Financial Officer…
Financial Fraud: Jared Mitchell Sentenced In Securities Fraud For His Role in The Fraudulent Market Manipulation of ForceField Energy Inc.
Forcefield Energy Investor Relations Professional Sentenced To 36 Months In Prison For Role In A $131 Million Market Manipulation Scheme…
False Claims Act: Atlanta Medical Clinic, And Dr. Timothy Dembowski Have aAreed to Pay For Violated Medicare Rules And The False Claims Act
Atlanta Pain Clinic and its owner agree to pay $250,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act…
Investment Fraud: PATRICK MURACA Charged With Wire Fraud, In Connection With a Scheme To Defraud Investors
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Arrest In Scheme To Defraud Investors In Purported Medical And Pharmaceutical Businesses Joon H. Kim, the…
Financial Fraud: Anthony J. Klatch II Sentenced For Conspiracy, Securities Fraud, Wire Fraud, and Money Laundering
Tampa Investment Scheme Mastermind Sentenced To More Than Nine Years In Federal Prison Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge James…
Identity Theft: Viju Mathew And Mariamma Viju Pleaded Guilty For Theft/Unlawfully Obtaining Patient Identification Information
Garland Couple Who Stole/Unlawfully Obtained Patient Identification Information Sentenced to Federal Prison Terms Husband is a Former Parkland Hospital Employee…
Financial Fraud: THOMAS HEAPHY, JR., Indicted And Pleaded Guilty to Conspiracy And Tax Offenses Stemming
Long Island Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy and Tax Offenses Stemming from Stock "Pump and Dump" Scheme Deirdre M. Daly,…
Tax Fraud: Florida Return Preparer Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to File And Filing Fraudulent Tax Returns
Justice Department Sues to Stop South Florida Tax Return Business and its Preparers from Preparing Tax Returns Tax Return Preparers…
Financial Fraud: Craig Sizer Sentenced For Orchestrating Two Investment Fraud Schemes
Miami Resident Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for $23 Million Boiler Room Fraud Scheme On July 26, 2017, Craig…
Financial Fraud: Prospect Mortgage Company, LLC Agrees To Pay To Resolve False Claims Act Settled Civil Mortgage Fraud
Prospect Mortgage, LLC agrees to pay $4.157 Million to resolve False Claims Act allegations arising from the FHA Mortgage Lending…
Financial Fraud: WILLIAM McFARLAND Charged With Wire Fraud, in Connection With a Scheme to Defraud Investors in Fyre Media LLC Company
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against Individual For Defrauding Investors In Digital Media Company William McFarland Made False Representations to…
Financial Fraud: CHRISTOPHER YOUNG & JOSHUA CARLUCCI For Allegedly Conspiring to Obstruct SEC Probe into Sale of Company
Federal Grand Jury in Chicago Indicts Two Former Tech Executives For Allegedly Conspiring to Obstruct SEC Probe into Sale of…
Financial Fraud: William M. Apostelos Sentenced For Defrauding Nearly 500 Victims In a $70 Million Ponzi Scheme
Local Businessman Sentenced to 180 Months in Prison for Orchestrating $70 Million Ponzi Scheme Defendant Ordered to Pay More Than…
Financial Fraud: Anthony J. Atkins Sentenced For Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud, Four Counts of False Statements To a Federally Insured Financial Institution
Former Bank President Sentenced to Five Years for Bank Fraud Scheme PENSACOLA, FLORIDA – Anthony J. Atkins, 51, of Eufaula,…
Financial Fraud: Scott J. Wolas Indicted on Seven Counts of Wire Fraud And One Count of Aggravated Identity Theft
Former Quincy Man Indicted for $1.7 Million Real Estate Fraud Scheme and Ex-Wife Indicted for Lying BOSTON – A man…
Health Care Fraud: PAMC, Ltd. and Pacific Alliance Medical Center Inc., Agrees To Pay to Settle Allegations Arising From Improper Financial Arrangements with Physicians
Los Angeles Hospital Agrees To Pay $42 Million to Settle Allegations Arising From Improper Financial Arrangements with Physicians The owners…
Cyber Crime: Muhammad Sohail Qasmani Pleaded Guilty Charged With One Count of Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud
Man Who Laundered Millions From Massive Computer Hacking And Telecommunications Fraud Scheme Gets 48 Months In Prison NEWARK, N.J. –…
Tax Fraud: Richard J. Morgan Charged In a Criminal Information With One Count of Bank Fraud
Shavertown Man Charged With Embezzling Over $428,000 And Obstructing An IRS Investigation SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for…
Financial Fraud: Rafael Popoteur Pleaded Guilty For Conspiring to Commit Bank Fraud In ‘Shotgun’ Loan Scheme
Homeowner Pleads Guilty To Defrauding Banks In ‘Shotgun’ Loan Scheme NEWARK, N.J. – A Ridgefield Park, New Jersey, man today…
Healthcare Fraud And Consumer Protection: Barry Cadden Sentenced for Racketeering Leading to Nationwide Fungal Meningitis Outbreak
Owner of New England Compounding Center Sentenced for Racketeering Leading to Nationwide Fungal Meningitis Outbreak Outbreak Was the Largest Public…
