Order Also Imposes $21 Million Judgment Against Marketers of LED Bulbs Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 20, 2014. At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal court has ordered a light bulb manufacturer and its owners to pay more than $21 million for misleading consumers by exaggerating the performance of their[Read More…]
Federal and International
Government Intervenes in Lawsuit Against Tenet Healthcare Corp. and Georgia Hospital Owned by Health Management Associates Inc.
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 19, 2014. The government has intervened in a False Claims Act lawsuit against Tenet Healthcare Corp. (Tenet) and four of its hospitals in Georgia and South Carolina, as well as a hospital in Monroe, Ga., owned by Health Management Associates Inc. (HMA), alleging that the hospitals paid kickbacks[Read More…]
Army Soldier Pleads Guilty for Role in Stealing Fuel in Afghanistan
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 19, 2014. U.S. Army Sergeant Albert Kelly III, 28, of Fort Knox, Ky., pleaded guilty today to theft charges for his role in the theft of fuel at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Salerno in Afghanistan. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and[Read More…]
Former Detroit Liquor Store Owner Sentenced for Tax Fraud and for Selling Cutting Agents to Drug Dealers
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 19, 2014. Bashar Saroki, a resident of Southfield, Mich., was sentenced today in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan to serve 30 months in prison to be followed by one year of supervised release, the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. [Read More…]
Washington-Based Medical Device Manufacturer to Pay up to $5.25 Million to Settle Allegations of Causing False Billing of Federal Health Care Programs
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 19, 2014. Medical device manufacturer EndoGastric Solutions Inc. has agreed to pay the government up to $5.25 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by misleading health care providers about how to bill federal health care programs for a procedure using a device manufactured[Read More…]
Barrio Azteca Lieutenant Who Ordered the Consulate Murders in Ciudad Juarez Found Guilty on All Counts
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 19, 2014. The Barrio Azteca Lieutenant who ordered the murders of a U.S. Consulate employee, her husband and the husband of another U.S. Consulate employee was found guilty by a jury on all counts charged announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division,[Read More…]
Former Chief Executive Officer of Oil Services Company Pleads Guilty to Foreign Bribery Charges
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 18, 2014. The former chief executive officer of PetroTiger Ltd., a British Virgin Islands oil and gas company with operations in Colombia and offices in New Jersey, pleaded guilty today for his role in a scheme to pay bribes to foreign government officials and to defraud PetroTiger. Acting[Read More…]
Former Puerto Rico Correctional Officer Sentenced for Scheme to Smuggle Heroin into State Prison
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 18, 2014. A former correctional officer at the Puerto Rico Department of Corrections was sentenced to serve 37 months in prison for attempting to smuggle heroin into the prison where he worked, Bayamón State Penitentiary, in exchange for a $3,000 payment. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of[Read More…]
Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Ganado School District to Ensure Equal Opportunities for English Language Learner Students
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 18, 2014. The Justice Department announced today that it has entered into a settlement agreement with the Ganado Unified School District in Ganado, Ariz., to ensure that its English Language Learner (ELL) students have equal opportunities to participate in its educational programs, as mandated by federal law. The[Read More…]
Virginia-Based Contractor to Pay $6.5 Million to Settle Allegations of False Claims on Navy Contracts
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 18, 2014. Vector Planning and Services Inc. (VPSI), an information technology, systems engineering, program management and consulting firm headquartered in Chantilly, Va. , has agreed to pay the government $6.5 million to settle False Claims Act allegations that the company inflated claims for payment under several Navy contracts,[Read More…]
