Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 23, 2014. The Justice Department announced that Christopher Hall, a former sergeant for the Correctional Emergency Response Team (CERT) at Macon State Prison (MSP) in Oglethorpe, Georgia, and two former CERT officers, Ronald Lach and Delton Rushin, were convicted on Friday night by a federal jury on federal[Read More…]
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District Court Enters Permanent Injunction Against California-Based Firm and Individuals to Prevent Distribution of Adulterated Dietary Supplements
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 23, 2014. The Justice Department announced today that U.S. District Court Judge Otis D. Wright II of the Central District of California entered a consent decree of permanent injunction against GM Manufacturing Inc. (GMM) and Mao L. Yang, Mary Chen and David Yang on Friday, June 20, 2014,[Read More…]
Owner of Home Health Company Pleads Guilty to Role in $6.5 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 23, 2014. The owner and operator of Nestor’s Health Services, Inc. (Nestor HH), a now-defunct Miami home health care agency, pleaded guilty today in connection with a $6.5 million health care fraud scheme. Acting Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney[Read More…]
Owners of Two Houston-Area Home Health Care Companies, Doctor, and Hospital Employee Sentenced for Their Roles in $3 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 20, 2014. Owners of two home health agencies, a doctor, and a hospital employee who sold patient information were all sentenced today for their roles in an $3 million Medicare fraud scheme. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Cardwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson[Read More…]
Houston Man Charged with Biofuels Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 19, 2014. A federal grand jury in Houston, Texas, today indicted Philip Joseph Rivkin, a/k/a Felipe Poitan Arriaga, for offenses involving a federal renewable fuel program that allegedly netted him more than $29 million, the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division announced. The 68-count indictment against Rivkin,[Read More…]
Patient Recruiter Pleads Guilty in Miami for Role in $205 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 19, 2014. A former patient recruiter pleaded guilty today in Miami, Florida, for his role in a $205 million Medicare fraud scheme. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer of the Southern District of Florida, Special Agent in[Read More…]
Credit Repair Company Agrees to Pay $400,000 Civil Penalty and Halt Illegal Credit Repair Practices
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 18, 2014. The Justice Department’s Civil Division announced today that RMCN Credit Services Inc. (RMCN), of McKinney, Texas, and the Texas residents who own it, Doug and Julie Parker, have agreed to settle a federal court case charging them with falsely disputing negative information on consumers’ credit reports[Read More…]
Office Worker Pleads Guilty in Miami for Role in $7 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 18, 2014. An office worker pleaded guilty today in connection with a health care fraud scheme involving Anna Nursing Services Corp. (Anna Nursing), a defunct home health care company. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer of the[Read More…]
Georgia Resident Pleads Guilty in Connection with International Lottery Scheme Based in Jamaica
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 16, 2014. A man from Atlanta, Georgia, pleaded guilty today for his role in a Jamaican-based fraudulent lottery scheme. Assistant Attorney General Stuart F. Delery of the Justice Department’s Civil Division, Inspector in Charge David W. Bosch of the Postal Inspection Service Philadelphia Division and Acting Special Agent[Read More…]
Houston Ambulance Operator Sentenced for Her Role in $2.4 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 13, 2014. The owner and operator of a Houston area ambulance company was sentenced today to serve 97 months in prison for her role in a $2.4 million Medicare fraud scheme. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson of[Read More…]
