Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 5, 2015. “Today’s settlement demonstrates our commitment to ensure that the Medicare Trust Fund is used to pay for only necessary medical care,” said Acting Assistant Attorney General Joyce R. Branda of the Justice Department’s Civil Division.  “Charging the government for higher-cost inpatient services that patients do not[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 3, 2015. An Army National Guard official pleaded guilty today for accepting a $30,000 bribe in exchange for steering a $3.6 million contract to a retired sergeant major of the Minnesota Army National Guard and his consulting company.  Today’s guilty plea is the eighth in connection with an[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 3, 2015. A former senior federal contracting officer was arrested this morning for conspiracy to commit bribery in connection with his alleged role in a scheme to steer contracts and benefits to Glenn Defense Marine Asia (GDMA), a defense contracting firm headquartered in Singapore. Assistant Attorney General Leslie[Read More…]

Patient Recruiter Sentenced To Two Years In Prison For Participating In The Same Scheme Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 3, 2015. A South Florida man was sentenced to 10 years in prison today in connection with a long-running $6.2 million Medicare fraud scheme involving Professional Medical Home Health LLC (Professional Home Health), a[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 3, 2015. The Justice Department announced today that it has reached settlement agreements with the cities of DeKalb, Illinois; Vero Beach, Florida; Fallon, Nevada; and Isle of Palms, South Carolina.  The agreements resolve investigations of each city under Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).  The[Read More…]

Bureau Seeks Order Requiring Company to End Illegal Operations and Pay $70,000 Fine WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—February 3, 2015.  Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) asked a federal district court to enter a consent order that would permanently ban a Texas-based company, Union Workers Credit Services, from offering any consumer[Read More…]

Laguna Beach Resident is the Latest in a Series of Defendants Charged with Concealing Bank Accounts at Israeli Banks Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 2, 2015. Dr. Baruch Fogel of Laguna Beach, California, pleaded guilty today in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California to willfully failing to file a[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 2, 2015. Community Health Systems Professional Services Corporation (CHSPSC) and three affiliated New Mexico hospitals (collectively CHS) have agreed to pay the United States $75 million to settle allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by making illegal donations to county governments which were used to fund[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 30, 2015. A licensed pharmacist was sentenced today to 78 months in prison for attempting to weaponize the lethal toxins ricin and abrin and for possessing a prohibited flask intending to use it to manufacture illegal narcotics, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman for the District of New Jersey[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 30, 2015. The Department of Justice today announced the entry of a consent decree of permanent injunction involving pharmaceutical company, Laclede Inc. and its president, Michael A. Pellico, concerning the distribution of unapproved over-the-counter vaginal drug products made by the company. The consent decree, approved by U.S. District[Read More…]