Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 11, 2014. Four current and former employees of International Adoption Guides Inc. (IAG), an adoption services provider, have been indicted by a grand jury in South Carolina for allegedly conspiring to defraud the United States in connection with IAG’s adoption services in Ethiopia. IAG is a South Carolina[Read More…]
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Durable Medical Equipment Clinic Owner Sentenced for His Role in $11 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 11, 2014. The former owner of a defunct durable medical equipment (DME) clinic was sentenced today in Miami to serve 70 months in prison for his role in an $11 million health care fraud scheme involving World Class Medical Clinic Corp. (World Class). Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili[Read More…]
Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against the State of Rhode Island and the R.I. Department of Corrections Alleging Race and National Origin Discrimination
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 10, 2014. The Justice Department announced the filing of a lawsuit today against the State of Rhode Island and the Rhode Island Department of Corrections (RIDOC) alleging that the defendants are engaged in a pattern or practice of employment discrimination against African-Americans and Hispanics in violation of Title[Read More…]
Former Sailor Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Attempted Espionage
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 10, 2014. Robert Patrick Hoffman II, 40, of Virginia Beach, Va., was sentenced today to serve 30 years in prison for attempting to commit espionage against the United States. John P. Carlin, Acting Assistant Attorney General of the Justice Department’s National Security Division; Dana J. Boente, Acting United[Read More…]
Two Men Sentenced for Federal Hate Crime Charges Resulting from 2012 New Year’s Eve Attack
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 10, 2014. The Civil Rights Division and U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California announced that two Latino men associated with the Compton 155 street gang were sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Terry J. Hatter Jr. for their racially-motivated attack on African-American juveniles at a[Read More…]
Former Executive of Power Generation Company Charged with Fraud and Money Laundering
Indictment Alleges an Eight-Year Scheme to Obtain More Than $5 Million in Kickbacks from Three Foreign Power Companies to Secure More Than $2 Billion in Lucrative Contracts Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 10, 2014. Asem Elgawhary, the former principal vice president of Bechtel Corporation and general manager of the Power Generation Engineering and[Read More…]
Former Guatemalan Special Forces Officer Sentenced for Covering up Involvement in 1982 Massacre
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 10, 2014. A former Guatemalan Special Forces officer was sentenced today to serve 10 years in prison for covering up his involvement in a 1982 massacre at Dos Erres, Guatemala. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney André Birotte Jr. of[Read More…]
Government Settles False Claims Act Allegations Against Kentucky Addiction Clinic, Clinical Lab and Two Doctors for $15.75 Million
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 10, 2014. SelfRefind, a chain of addiction treatment clinics, PremierTox LLC, a clinical laboratory that performs urine testing and Drs. Bryan Wood and Robin Peavler, the owners of SelfRefind and PremierTox, have agreed to pay $15.75 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by[Read More…]
Former Bank of America Executive Pleads Guilty for Role in Conspiracy and Fraud Involving Investment Contracts for Municipal Bonds Proceeds
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 10, 2014. A former Bank of America executive pleaded guilty today for his participation in a conspiracy and scheme to defraud related to bidding for contracts for the investment of municipal bond proceeds and other municipal finance contracts, the Department of Justice announced. Phillip D. Murphy, the former[Read More…]
Sanborn Map Co. Pays $2.1 Million to Resolve Allegations of False Claims for Map Work Related to U. S. Military Convoy Routes in Iraq and Marine Corps Bases in U.S.
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 10, 2014. Sanborn Map Company Inc. has agreed to pay $2.1 million to the U.S. government to resolve allegations that it submitted false claims in connection with U. S. Army Corps of Engineers contracts, the Justice Department announced on Friday. Sanborn, headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colo., provides photogrammetric[Read More…]
