Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2015.  A London, Kentucky, doctor was sentenced today to federal prison in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky in London for filing false federal income tax returns that claimed millions in fictitious business expenses, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 6, 2015. AstraZeneca LP has agreed to pay the United States and participating states a total of $46.5 million, plus interest, to resolve allegations that it knowingly underpaid rebates owed under the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program, the Justice Department announced today.  Of that amount, AstraZeneca will pay roughly[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 2, 2015.  A Fort Campbell Army Sergeant pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit bribery in connection with contracting for supplies while serving in Afghanistan.  Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, Acting U.S. Attorney John E. Kuhn Jr. of the Western District[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 2, 2015. The Justice Department announced today it has reached a settlement agreement with Pima Community College (PCC) that, if approved by the U.S. District Court of the District of Arizona, will resolve allegations that PCC violated the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) by discriminating[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 2, 2015. The Department of Justice announced today that Privatbank Von Graffenried AG has reached a resolution under the department’s Swiss Bank Program. The Swiss Bank Program, which was announced on Aug. 29, 2013, provides a path for Swiss banks to resolve potential criminal liabilities in the United[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 30, 2015.  The Department filed a complaint today seeking the civil forfeiture of approximately $34 million, which represents the cash value of shares in a Canadian energy company that the company used to bribe Chad’s former Ambassador to the United States and Canada for the purpose of influencing[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 30, 2015. VMware Inc. and Carahsoft Technology Corporation have agreed to pay $75.5 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by misrepresenting their commercial pricing practices and overcharging the government on VMware software products and related services, the Department of Justice announced today.  VMware[Read More…]

Used Fraudulently Acquired Government Credit Cards to Obtain Over $113,000 in Cash Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 29, 2015.  A former Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) employee was sentenced today to two years in prison for defrauding JPMorgan Chase & Co. out of more than $113,000 using fraudulently issued government credit cards. Assistant Attorney[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 29, 2015.  The former owner of Ezcor Medical Supply was sentenced today to serve 97 months in prison for her role in a fraud scheme that resulted in $3.5 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare and Medi-Cal. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 29, 2015.  A Hudson County, New Jersey, man was arrested today on charges of conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization, and aiding and abetting an attempt to do so, announced Assistant Attorney General for[Read More…]