Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 9, 2014. The former co-chief executive officer (CEO) of PetroTiger Ltd. – a British Virgin Islands oil and gas company with operations in Colombia and offices in New Jersey – was indicted today for his role in a scheme to pay bribes to foreign government officials in violation[Read More…]
Federal and International
Former Executive Director of Virgin Islands Legislature Charged with Bribery and Extortion in Award of Government Contracts
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 8, 2014. The former executive director of the Legislature of the Virgin Islands was indicted today by a federal grand jury in the Virgin Islands for accepting bribes and engaging in extortion in the award of contracts with the Legislature, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General David A. O’Neil[Read More…]
Real Estate Developer Pleads Guilty to $50 Million Securities Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 8, 2014. A commercial real estate developer pleaded guilty for his role in a $50 million securities fraud scheme, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General David A. O’Neil of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Laura E. Duffy of the Southern District of California. Bradley Holcom, 55,[Read More…]
United States Files Complaint Against Stevens-Henager College, Inc. Alleging False Claims Act Violations for Illegal Recruiting
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 8, 2014. The United States has filed a complaint under the False Claims Act against Stevens-Henager College, Inc. and its owner, The Center for Excellence in Higher Education, for illegally compensating recruiters, the Department of Justice announced today. Stevens-Henager operates a chain of for-profit colleges in Idaho and[Read More…]
Virginia Couple Pleads Guilty to Immigration Charges for Harboring Domestic Servant in Their Home
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 6, 2014. The Department of Justice announced today that Abdelkader and Hnia Amal pleaded guilty to one count of alien harboring in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. The guilty plea stemmed from evidence that Abdelkader and Hnia Amal unlawfully brought a woman into[Read More…]
Government Settles False Claims Act Allegations Against Florida-Based Baptist Health System for $2.5 Million
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 6, 2014. Baptist Health System Inc. (Baptist Health), the parent company for a network of affiliated hospitals and medical providers in the Jacksonville, Florida, area, has agreed to pay $2.5 million to settle allegations that its subsidiaries violated the False Claims Act by submitting claims to federal health[Read More…]
Owners of Los Angeles Ambulance Company Sentenced for Medicare Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 6, 2014. The owners of Alpha Ambulance Inc. (Alpha), a now-defunct Los Angeles-area ambulance transportation company, have been sentenced in connection with a Medicare fraud scheme. Acting Assistant Attorney General David A. O’Neil of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney André Birotte Jr. of the Central District[Read More…]
Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Against Penske Truck Leasing Co. to Enforce Employment Rights of Air Force Reserve Member
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 5, 2014. The U.S. Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and U.S. Attorney Dana J. Boente for the Eastern District of Virginia announced today that they had reached an agreement with Penske Truck Leasing Co. resolving claims that Penske violated the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of[Read More…]
Campaign Worker Pleads Guilty to Buying Votes in a Donna, Texas, School Board Election
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 5, 2014. A campaign worker pleaded guilty today for paying voters to vote in the November 2012 school board election in Donna, Texas, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General David A. O’Neil of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson of the Southern District of Texas.[Read More…]
Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against the State of Hawaii and the Hawaii Department of Transportation for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 5, 2014. The Justice Department announced today the filing of a lawsuit against the state of Hawaii and the state of Hawaii Department of Transportation Airports Division (HDOT-Airports) alleging that the defendants discriminated against former employee Sherry Valmoja by subjecting her to sexual harassment in violation of Title[Read More…]
