Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 27, 2014. A patient recruiter for a Miami home health care agency pleaded guilty today in connection with a health care fraud scheme involving defunct home health care company Nestor’s Health Services Inc. (Nestor HH).   The owner and operator of Nestor HH pleaded guilty to charges related to[Read More…]

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2014.  Hematology and Oncology Center (HOC) PLLC of Somerset, Kentucky has pleaded guilty to federal charges that the firm purchased and sold unapproved and improperly labeled chemotherapy drugs. HOC’s former office manager, Natarajan Murugesan, also pleaded guilty to assisting with these activities, which are violations of the[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 25, 2014. Omnicare Inc., the nation’s largest provider of pharmaceuticals and pharmacy services to nursing homes, has agreed to pay $124.24 million for allegedly offering improper financial incentives to skilled nursing facilities in return for their continued selection of Omnicare to supply drugs to elderly Medicare and Medicaid[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 24, 2014. Acting Assistant Attorney General Jocelyn Samuels for the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and U.S. Attorney Walt Green for the Middle District of Louisiana announced today that a third former state corrections official has pleaded guilty to civil rights violations related to the beating of an[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 24, 2014. Ning Qiu, a resident of Frisco, Texas, and an appraiser of Asian art, pleaded guilty today in federal court to participating in an illegal wildlife smuggling conspiracy in which rhinoceros horns and objects made from rhino horn and elephant ivory worth nearly $1 million were smuggled[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 24, 2014. The Justice Department announced today that it reached a settlement with the Delran Township School District in New Jersey under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).  The agreement resolves allegations that the school district violated the ADA by refusing to allow a student[Read More…]

Defendant Spent Thousands on Hotel Stays, Clothing and Other Personal Expenses Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 23, 2014. JC Stamps, a former union official, pleaded guilty today to embezzling more than $190,000 from two labor organizations he founded and an employee benefit plan. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s[Read More…]

Drugged and Bound at Least Five Children to Produce Child Pornography, Which He Then Distributed Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 23, 2014. Earlier today, William S. Gazafi, age 44, of Lusby, Maryland, was sentenced to 120 years in prison, for six counts of sexually exploiting a minor to produce child pornography. Assistant Attorney[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 23, 2014. A Massachusetts man pleaded guilty today to hacking into computer networks around the country – including networks belonging to law enforcement agencies, a local police department and a local college – to obtain highly sensitive law enforcement data and alter academic records. He also pleaded guilty[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 23, 2014. During the past week, the FBI, its local, state, and federal law enforcement partners, and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) conducted Operation Cross Country VIII, a week-long enforcement action to address commercial child sex trafficking throughout the United States. This operation included[Read More…]