Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 17, 2014. The Justice Department announced today that it has entered into a settlement agreement with Ahold U.S.A. Inc. and Peapod LLC, the owners and operators of www.peapod.com, to remedy alleged violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Peapod is America’s leading Internet grocer, delivering more than[Read More…]
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Sevenson Environmental Services Inc. Agrees to Pay $2.72 Million to Settle Claims of Alleged Bid-Rigging and Kickbacks
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 17, 2014. Sevenson Environmental Services Inc., an environmental remediation firm based in Niagara Falls, New York, has agreed to pay more than $2.72 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act and the Anti-Kickback Act by accepting kickbacks, rigging bids and passing inflated charges to[Read More…]
Alleged Leader of a Mexican Drug Cartel Extradited to United States
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 17, 2014. One of the alleged leaders of the Beltran Leyva Organization, a Mexican drug-trafficking cartel responsible for importing multi-ton quantities of cocaine and methamphetamine into the United States, was extradited to the United States from Mexico on Nov. 15, 2014, and will be making an initial appearance[Read More…]
Michigan Physician Pleads Guilty for Role in $19 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 14, 2014. A Detroit-area physician, who orchestrated the submission of fraudulent claims for physician home visits and directed fraudulent referrals for home health care by his employee physicians as part of a $19 million home health care fraud scheme, pleaded guilty today for his role in the conspiracy.[Read More…]
Cincinnati Man Pleads Guilty to Sex Trafficking by Force, Fraud and Coercion
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 14, 2014. A Cincinnati resident, Christopher Hisle, 45, pleaded guilty today to one count of commercial sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion, two counts of enticing a person to travel in interstate commerce for the purpose of prostitution and one count of interstate transportation for the purpose[Read More…]
Two Arrested in Illegal Kickbacks Case Involving Clinical Laboratory Testing
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 14, 2014. A Florida man who is already facing health care fraud and money laundering charges in federal court in Tampa was arrested again today, along with the owner of a health care marketing company, in an alleged illegal cash-for-patients kickback scheme involving clinical laboratory testing. Assistant Attorney[Read More…]
Owner of ‘Polygraph.com’ Indicted for Allegedly Training Customers to Lie During Federally Administered Polygraph Examinations
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 14, 2014. A former Oklahoma City law enforcement officer and owner of “Polygraph.com” has been indicted on obstruction of justice and mail fraud charges for allegedly training customers to lie and conceal crimes during polygraph examinations. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division,[Read More…]
Two Executives of Japanese Automotive Parts Manufacturers Indicted for Their Role in a Conspiracy to Fix Prices and Rig Bids
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 14, 2014. A Kentucky federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment against two executives of Japanese automotive parts manufacturers for their participation in a conspiracy to fix prices and rig bids of bearings, the Department of Justice announced today. The indictment, filed late yesterday in the U.S. District[Read More…]
Former Swiss Banker Charged in Manhattan Federal Court for Conspiring with U.S. Taxpayers to Hide Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Swiss Bank Accounts
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 13, 2014. U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara for the Southern District of New York and Acting Special Agent in Charge Shantelle P. Kitchen of the New York Field Office of the Internal Revenue Service- Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) announced today the indictment of Martin Dunki, a former client advisor and[Read More…]
Seven Sentenced For Involvement in Aryan Brotherhood of Texas Racketeering Conspiracy
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 13, 2014. Seven Aryan Brotherhood of Texas (ABT) gang members from Houston and Dallas were sentenced to prison this week for their roles in the violent ABT enterprise, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson of the[Read More…]
