Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 17, 2013.  The Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit and sought a preliminary injunction against N.Y. Fish Inc.; New York City Fish Inc.; Maxim Kutsyk, Pavel Roytkov, Leonid Staroseletesky, and Steven Koyfman under the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA).  New York City Fish manufactures and[Read More…]

Connie Knight Conducted Fraudulent Hazardous Waste Safety Training for Those Seeking Employment in Oil Spill Cleanup Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 17, 2013.  Connie M. Knight, 47, previously of Belle Chasse, La., was sentenced to serve 57 months in prison in New Orleans federal court late yesterday for providing fraudulent hazardous waste safety[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 16, 2013.  The Justice Department today announced a settlement with the architects and civil engineers involved in the design and construction of multifamily housing complexes located in Mississippi, Louisiana and Tennessee.  The department’s lawsuit alleges that nine multifamily housing complexes with more than 800 units covered by the[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 16, 2013. An Oregon man has been charged with allegedly orchestrating a $50 million securities fraud scheme, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Laura E. Duffy of the Southern District of California. Bradley Holcom, 55, of Canby, Ore.,[Read More…]

WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—May 16, 2013. Attorney General Eric Holder and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced on Tuesday that a nationwide takedown by Medicare Fraud Strike Force operations in eight cities has resulted in charges against 89 individuals, including doctors, nurses and other licensed medical professionals, for[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 13, 2013. A Detroit-area adult day care center owner was sentenced today to serve 40 months in prison for billing for unnecessary psychotherapy services, or services that were not provided, as part of a health care fraud conspiracy which led to more than $19 million in fraudulent Medicare[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 13, 2013.C.R. Bard Inc. has agreed to pay the U nited States $48.26 million to resolve claims that it knowingly caused false claims to be submitted to the Medicare program for brachytherapy seeds used to treat prostate cancer in violation of the False Claims Act. Bard is a[Read More…]

Highest Ranking Gulf Cartel Member to Be Convicted by a U.S. Jury in the Past 15 Years Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 13, 2013.  Aurelio Cano Flores, a Mexican national and high ranking member of the Gulf Cartel, was sentenced today to serve 35 years in prison for conspiring to import multi-ton quantities[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 13, 2013.  Robert David Forsyth, of Las Vegas, was sentenced late Friday in U.S. District Court in Las Vegas to 27 months in prison for income tax evasion and failing to file income tax returns, the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. He was also[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 13, 2013. A Detroit-area home health care agency owner was sentenced today to 60 months in prison for causing the submission of over $1 million in false and fraudulent billing to Medicare as part of a $13.8 million health care fraud conspiracy. The sentence was announced by Acting[Read More…]