Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 24, 2014. A Southern California man who ran a durable medical equipment (DME) supply company has been found guilty by a federal jury in Los Angeles for his role in a $1.5 million Medicare fraud scheme. Acting Assistant Attorney General David A. O’Neil of the Justice Department’s Criminal[Read More…]

Florida Individuals Represent First U.S. Convictions for Distributing Counterfeit Apps Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 24, 2014. The leader of a piracy group engaged in the illegal distribution of copies of copyrighted Android mobile device applications and a co-conspirator have pleaded guilty for their roles in the scheme that distributed more than one[Read More…]

Three Caribbean-Based Defendants Charged with Laundering $200,000 of Purported Bank Fraud Proceeds in Undercover Sting Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 24, 2014. Joshua Vandyk, a U.S. citizen, and Eric St-Cyr and Patrick Poulin, Canadian citizens, were indicted for conspiracy to launder monetary instruments, the Department of Justice and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 21, 2014. Okland Construction Co. Inc. has agreed to pay the government $928,000 to resolve allegations that it made false statements and submitted false claims under the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Section 8(a) Program for Small and Disadvantaged Businesses, the Justice Department announced today. “The purpose of the[Read More…]

Anthony Williams Used Instagram to Threaten Witness at His Mother’s Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Trial Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 21, 2014. Anthony Williams, of Baton Rouge, La., was sentenced to serve 24 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release, the Justice Department, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 20, 2014. Angela Althea Peart was sentenced in connection with her role in a fraudulent international lottery scheme that targeted U.S. citizens, the Justice Department announced today.  Peart was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge K. Michael Moore for the Southern District of Florida in Miami to serve[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 20, 2014. A Massapequa, N.Y., man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Allentown, Pa., to conspiracy to commit odometer tampering, the Department of Justice announced.  The defendant, Edward Capicchioni, 53, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to tamper with odometers and make false odometer certifications. [Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 20, 2014. A federal jury convicted Jean Claude Roy, aka Dredd the Don and Dreddy, age 31, of Germantown, Md., late yesterday of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion, three counts of interstate transportation for prostitution and witness and evidence tampering.     The verdict[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 20, 2014. The Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that Flint Hills Resources of Port Arthur has agreed to implement innovative technologies to control harmful air pollution from industrial flares and leaking equipment at the company’s chemical plant in Port Arthur, Texas.[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 19, 2014. Marubeni Corporation, a Japanese trading company involved in the handling of products and provision of services in a broad range of sectors around the world, including power generation, entered a plea of guilty today for its participation in a scheme to pay bribes to high-ranking government[Read More…]