Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 30, 2014. The Justice Department announced today that it has reached an agreement with the city of Waterloo, Iowa, resolving allegations that the city violated the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).  The department initiated its investigation after a charge was filed by a work-authorized,[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 30, 2014. Three Miami residents have been indicted for their alleged participation in a $190 million Medicare fraud scheme. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer of the Southern District of Florida; Special Agent in Charge Michael B.[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 29, 2014. A Utah man was sentenced to serve 24 months in prison for his role in a bribery and fraud scheme involving federal procurement contracts, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney David B. Barlow of the District[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 29, 2014. U.S. District Court Judge Susan C. Bucklew sentenced Andrew Blane Fields, 62, of Lutz, Fla., to serve 33 years and nine months in prison followed by five years of supervised release, the Justice Department announced today.  A jury convicted Fields on Nov. 6, 2013, of five[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 29, 2014. Saint Joseph Health System Inc. has agreed to pay $16.5 million to resolve allegations that Saint Joseph Hospital violated the False Claims Act by submitting false claims to the Medicare and Kentucky Medicaid programs for a variety of medically unnecessary cardiac procedures, the Justice Department announced[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 29, 2014. Joel Rakower, along with his solely-owned corporation, Transship Discounts Ltd., pleaded guilty today in federal court in Brooklyn, N.Y., to violating the Lacey Act by mislabeling imported piranhas, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Robert G. Dreher for the Environment and Natural Resources Division of the Department[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 28, 2014. Aleksandr Andreevich Panin, a Russian national also known as “Gribodemon” and “Harderman,” has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire and bank fraud for his role as the primary developer and distributor of the malicious software known as “SpyEye,” which, according to industry estimates, has infected[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 28, 2014. Pavel Zborovskiy, 57, of Brooklyn, N.Y., pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to pay and receive illegal health care kickbacks in connection with a $13 million health care fraud and money laundering scheme. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 28, 2014. A former Puerto Rico Department of Corrections officer was sentenced today to serve 811 months in prison for his role in providing armed security for three drug transactions. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Rosa E. Rodriguez-Velez of[Read More…]

Six Additional Gang Members Have Recently Pleaded Guilty for Their Roles in Murders and Attempted Murders Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 27, 2014. Richard Reyes, a member of the Almighty Imperial Gangsters, has been convicted at trial for his role in violent acts as a member of a criminal street gang that operated[Read More…]