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Georgia Man Sentenced to More Than 21 Years in Prison for Sexually Exploiting Minors in Thailand

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 18, 2015.  A Georgia man was sentenced today to 262 months in prison for engaging in sexually explicit conduct with minors and producing images and videos of that conduct during trips to Thailand, and transporting the child pornography into the United States. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell[Read More…]

Man Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Charge in Connection with Rope Tied Around Neck of James Meredith Statue on Ole Miss Campus

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 18, 2015.  The Justice Department announced that Graeme Phillip Harris pleaded guilty today in federal court to threatening African-American students and employees at the University of Mississippi by helping place a rope around the neck of the James Meredith statue on campus. According to documents filed in connection[Read More…]

Covenant Hospice Inc. to Pay $10.1 Million for Overcharging Medicare, Tricare and Medicaid for Hospice Services

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 18, 2015.  On June 18, Covenant Hospice Inc. agreed to pay $10,149,374 to reimburse the government for alleged overbilling of Medicare, Tricare and Medicaid for hospice services, the Department of Justice announced today.  Covenant Hospice Inc. is a non-profit hospice care provider which operates in Southern Alabama and[Read More…]

Montana Drug Operation Convicts 20 Defendants, Seizes 25 Guns and More Than Half a Million Dollars in Meth

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 18, 2015.  The U.S. Attorney’s Office announces today the completion of a Montana operation that convicted 20 defendants for methamphetamine, firearm and money laundering charges, resulting in the seizure of more than half a million dollars worth of meth.  Operation Highline Crystal Highway joined more than a dozen[Read More…]

Miami Dade Police Department Detective Charged with Civil Rights Offenses for Stealing Property from Motorists and Obstructing Justice

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 18, 2015.  Today, the Justice Department announced that a grand jury in the Southern District of Florida charged Miami Dade Police Department (MDPD) Detective William Kostopoulos, 47, with using his law enforcement authority to violate motorists’ civil rights. The indictment charges Kostopoulos with making traffic stops of three[Read More…]

National Medicare Fraud Takedown Results in Charges Against 243 Individuals for Approximately $712 Million in False Billing

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 18, 2015.  Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell announced today a nationwide sweep led by the Medicare Fraud Strike Force in 17 districts, resulting in charges against 243 individuals, including 46 doctors, nurses and other licensed medical[Read More…]

IAP Worldwide Services Inc. Resolves Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Investigation

Former Company Vice President Pleads Guilty to Participating in Bribery Scheme Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2015.  A Florida defense and government contracting company, IAP Worldwide Services Inc. (IAP), entered into a non-prosecution agreement and agreed to pay a $7.1 million penalty to resolve the government’s investigation into whether the company  conspired[Read More…]

Florida Skilled Nursing Facility Agrees to Pay $17 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2015.  Hebrew Homes Health Network Inc., its operating subsidiaries and affiliates, and William Zubkoff, the former president and executive director of Hebrew Homes Health Network Inc. (collectively Hebrew Homes), have agreed to pay $17 million to resolve allegations that Hebrew Homes violated the False Claims Act by[Read More…]

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