Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2014.  At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a federal court has imposed a $26.9 million judgment against the operator of a phony work-at home scheme who lied about his financial assets in an effort to hide them from the FTC when he agreed to settle with the[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 29, 2014. Gregory Slaton pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiracy to file false claims for his involvement in a Stolen Identity Tax Refund (SIRF) scheme, Deputy Assistant Attorney General Ronald A. Cimino of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney George L. Beck Jr. for[Read More…]

Antique Company President Charged with Smuggling Wildlife Worth More Than $500,000 Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 29, 2014. Canadian antiques dealer Xiao Ju Guan, aka Tony Guan, 39, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Manhattan today for conspiring to smuggle wildlife, including rhinoceros horn, elephant ivory and coral, announced Acting Assistant[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 29, 2014. A former director of nursing pleaded guilty today in connection with a health care fraud scheme involving Anna Nursing Services Corp. (Anna Nursing), a defunct home health care company in Miami. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Wifredo[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 29, 2014. Kenny E. Toy, 54, the former Afloat Programs Manager at the United States Navy Military Sealift Command, was sentenced today to serve 96 months in prison for receiving bribes. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, United States Attorney Dana J.[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 28, 2014. A federal jury in Miami today convicted a physician assistant and a certified nursing assistant, both South Florida residents, for their participation in a Medicare fraud scheme involving approximately $200 million in fraudulent billings by American Therapeutic Corporation (ATC), a mental health care company headquartered in[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 28, 2014. Vascular Solutions Inc. (VSI) has agreed to pay $520,000 to resolve allegations that it caused false claims to be submitted to federal health programs by marketing a medical device for the ablation (or sealing) of perforator veins without FDA approval and despite the failure of its[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 28, 2014. Lloyds Banking Group plc has entered into an agreement with the Department of Justice to pay an $86 million penalty for manipulation of submissions for the London InterBank Offered Rate (LIBOR), a leading global benchmark interest rate. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 22, 2014. U.S. District Court Judge Paul W. Grimm sentenced Jean Claude Roy, aka Dredd the Don, 31, of Germantown, Maryland, to serve 240 months in prison to be followed by 10 years of supervised release, the Justice Department announced today.  A jury convicted Roy on March 19,[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 22, 2014. The Justice Department today announced it has reached an agreement with the city of Newark, New Jersey, to address a pattern and practice of unconstitutional policing by the Newark Police Department (NPD).  The agreement follows a joint investigation by the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and[Read More…]