Federal and International

Justice Department Challenges Joint Contracting on Behalf of South Dakota Chiropractors

Settlement Bars Chiropractor Association from Conspiring to Raise Fees Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2013.  The U.S. Department of Justice announced yesterday that it has reached a settlement with Chiropractic Associates Ltd. of South Dakota (CASD), an association comprising approximately 80 percent of all practicing chiropractors in South Dakota.  The settlement prohibits[Read More…]

Founder and President of Labor Union Sentenced to 76 Months for Stealing from Union’s Treasury and Pension Fund

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 8, 2013. The founder and president of the National Association of Special Police and Security Officers (NASPSO) was sentenced to 76 months in prison today for stealing union treasury and pension funds, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division. Caleb Gray-Burriss, 62,[Read More…]

Former Federal Fugitive Pleads Guilty in California to Massive Fraud and Identity Theft Scheme in Connection with Nationwide Foreclosure Scam

Defendant Collected More Than $1.2 Million from More Than 800 Distressed Homeowners Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 8, 2013. A former Los Angeles resident, who fled to Canada and was a federal fugitive for 12 years, pleaded guilty today to aggravated identity theft and bankruptcy fraud in connection with leading a nearly 15-year[Read More…]

U.S. Obtains Permanent Injunction Against New York Dietary Supplement Firm’s Operations

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 8, 2013. U.S. District Court Judge Joseph F. Bianco entered a consent decree of permanent injunction between the United States, Kabco Pharmaceuticals Inc. and its CEO and President Abu Kabir, the Justice Department announced today. The consent decree entered by the court enjoins the defendants from violating the[Read More…]

District Court Enters Permanent Injunction Against Houston-Based Producer of Egg Rolls and ther Foods

Court Also Enjoins Company’s President of Operations and Former Director of Quality Assurance Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 8, 2013.  U.S. District Court Judge Melinda Harmon entered an order of permanent injunction against Chung’s Products LP, a Houston-based producer of egg  rolls and other foods, Charlie A. Kujawa, Chung’s president of operations, and[Read More…]

Bosley, Inc. Settles FTC Charges That It Illegally Exchanged Competitively Sensitive Business Information With Rival Firm, Hair Club, Inc.

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 8, 2013.  Bosley, Inc., the nation’s largest manager of medical/surgical hair restoration procedures, has settled Federal Trade Commission charges that it illegally exchanged competitively sensitive, nonpublic information about its business practices with one of its competitors, HC (USA), Inc., commonly known as Hair Club.  In settling the FTC’s[Read More…]

Miami-Based Health Care Clinic and Its Owners and Operators Sentenced for $50 Million Fraud Scheme

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 8, 2013. The owners and operators of Biscayne Milieu, a Miami-based mental-health clinic, and the clinic itself were sentenced on Friday for their participation in a Medicare fraud scheme involving the submission of more than $50 million in fraudulent billings to Medicare, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili[Read More…]

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