Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 30, 2014. The Justice Department filed a lawsuit yesterday against West Virginia-based developer Biafora’s Incorporated (Biafora) and several affiliated companies, for violating the Fair Housing Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The lawsuit alleges that the defendants violated these laws when they designed and constructed twenty-three[Read More…]
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Six Defendants Charged for $6 Million Miami Home Health Care Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 30, 2014. Six South Florida residents have been indicted for their alleged participation in a $6.2 million Medicare fraud scheme involving defunct home health care company Professional Medical Home Health LLC (Professional Home Health). Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney[Read More…]
Miami Home Health Care Agency Owner Indicted in $8 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 30, 2014. The owner of a Miami home health care agency has been arrested in connection with an $8 million health care fraud scheme involving Acclaim Home Healthcare Inc. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer of the[Read More…]
Campaign Manager Charged with Buying Votes in a Donna, Texas, School Board Election
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 19, 2014. A campaign manager was arrested late yesterday and accused of paying voters to vote in the November 2012 school board election in Donna, Texas. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson of the Southern District of[Read More…]
Peanut Corporation of America Former Officials and Broker Convicted on Criminal Charges Related to Salmonella-Tainted Peanut Products
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 19, 2014. A federal jury returned guilty verdicts against two former officials of and one broker for the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA), the Department of Justice announced today. Stewart Parnell, of Lynchburg, Virginia, and Michael Parnell, of Midlothian, Virginia, were convicted of conspiracy, mail and wire fraud,[Read More…]
Pennsylvania Accountant Sentenced for Conspiring with Members of Organized Crime Family in Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 19, 2014. A Pennsylvania accountant was sentenced today to serve 40 months in prison for conspiring to defraud FirstPlus Financial Group Inc. (FirstPlus), a Texas-based financial services company, which had been targeted for extortionate takeover and looting by a group led by Lucchese organized crime family member Nicodemo[Read More…]
Philadelphia Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Deadly Firebombing of Federal Witness’s Family
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 19, 2014. A Philadelphia man was sentenced today to life in prison for his role in the Oct. 9, 2004, retaliatory firebombing that killed six members of a federal witness’s family, including four children. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney[Read More…]
International Terrorism Defendant Pleads Guilty in Manhattan Federal Court
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 19, 2014. Assistant Attorney General for National Security John Carlin and United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara announced that Adel Abdel Bary, aka “Adel Mohammed Abdul Almagid Abdel Bary,” aka “Abbas,” aka “Abu Dia,” aka “Adel” (“Bary”), pleaded guilty in Manhattan federal[Read More…]
Seven Mitsubishi Electric Corp. and Hitachi Automotive Supply Ltd. Executives Indicted for Role in Conspiracy to Fix Prices
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 18, 2014. A federal grand jury in Detroit returned two separate indictments against seven executives from two Japanese manufacturers of automotive parts for their participation in a conspiracy to fix prices of certain automotive parts, the Department of Justice announced today. A three-count indictment was filed today in[Read More…]
Florida Home Health Care Company and Its Owners Agree to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations for $1.65 Million
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 17, 2014. A Plus Home Health Care Inc. and its owners, Tracy Nemerofsky and her father, Stephen Nemerofsky, have agreed to pay $1.65 million to the United States to settle allegations that A Plus paid spouses of referring physicians for sham marketing positions in order to induce patient[Read More…]
