Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 14, 2015. PharMerica Corporation has agreed to pay the United States $31.5 million to resolve a lawsuit alleging that they violated the Controlled Substances Act by dispensing Schedule II controlled drugs without a valid prescription and violated the False Claims Act by submitting false claims to Medicare for[Read More…]
Federal and International
Former Number Two of Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department Charged with Obstructing Federal Investigation into Misconduct at County Jails
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 14, 2015. Paul Tanaka, 56, who was the second in command of the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department (LASD) and William Thomas Carey, 56, who oversaw internal criminal investigations at the LASD, have been indicted on obstruction of justice charges for allegedly directing efforts to quash a federal investigation[Read More…]
Owner of ‘Polygraph.Com’ Pleads Guilty to Training Customers to Lie During Federally Administered Polygraph Examinations
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 13, 2015. A former Oklahoma City law enforcement officer and owner of “Polygraph.com” pleaded guilty today to obstruction of justice and mail fraud for training customers to lie and conceal crimes during polygraph examinations. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, Acting Assistant[Read More…]
Chicago FBI: Reward Increased in Search for Bandage Bandit
Chicago-(ENEWSPF)- Robert J. Holley, Special Agent in Charge of the Chicago Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced today the reward being offered for information leading to the arrest of a serial bank robber dubbed the Bandage Bandit is being increased to $10,000 following another Chicago bank[Read More…]
Justice Department Files Federal Lawsuit Against Park City Business for Violating the Employment Rights of Utah Naval Reserve Member
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 12, 2015. The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and U.S Attorney Carlie Christensen of the District of Utah announced today the filing of a complaint in U.S. District Court in Salt Lake City against Veteran’s Trading Company (VTC), a business with headquarters in Park City, Utah. The complaint[Read More…]
Maryland Man Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison for Operating Ponzi Scheme That Cost Investors Over $28 Million in Losses
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 12, 2015. Garfield M. Taylor, 56, of Rockville, Maryland, was sentenced today to 13 years in prison and ordered to pay over $28.6 million in restitution for operating a Ponzi scheme that resulted in investors losing money they invested with Taylor and companies he controlled. The sentencing was[Read More…]
Three Members of al-Shabaab Plead Guilty to Conspiring to Provide Material Support to the Terrorist Organization
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 12, 2015. Earlier today, Madhi Hashi, 25, of Somalia, Ali Yasin Ahmed, 30, of Sweden, and Mohamed Yusuf, 32, of Sweden, pleaded guilty to conspiring to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization, al-Shabaab. The guilty plea was announced by Assistant Attorney General for National Security[Read More…]
Former CIA Officer Sentenced to 42 Months in Prison for Leaking Classified Information and Obstruction of Justice
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 11, 2015. Jeffrey A. Sterling, 47, of O’Fallon, Missouri, was sentenced today to 42 months in prison for disclosing national defense information and obstructing justice. Sterling disclosed classified information about a clandestine operational program concerning Iran’s nuclear weapons program to a New York Times reporter in 2003. Assistant[Read More…]
Virginia Woman Sentenced for Making False Statements in an International Terrorism Investigation
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 11, 2015. Heather Elizabeth Coffman, 29, of Glen Allen, Virginia, was sentenced today to 54 months in prison for making false statements in an international terrorism investigation. Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin, U.S. Attorney Dana J. Boente of the Eastern District of Virginia and[Read More…]
Thirty-Three Defendants Charged in Massive Criminal Conspiracies Including Allegations of Fraud, Prescription Drug Diversion, and Money Laundering
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 7, 2015. Thirty-two people were arrested yesterday after being charged variously with racketeering conspiracy, conspiracy to commit identity theft, conspiracy to commit access device fraud, conspiracy to commit mail, wire and bank fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, conspiracy to use a facility of interstate commerce to commit[Read More…]
