Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2013.  The Supreme Court of the United States ruled last week 5 to 4 to limit law enforcement’s use of drug sniffing dogs in situations where police did not possess probable cause or a warrant. The ruling upheld a Florida Supreme Court decision finding that police violated[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 5, 2012. The Justice Department announced today that under its 2011 settlements with BAC Home Loans Servicing LP, a subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation, and Saxon Mortgage Servicing Inc., a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley, 316 service members whose homes were unlawfully foreclosed upon between 2006 and 2010[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 5, 2013. The Justice Department announced today that, as part of its Barrier-Free Health Care Initiative, over the past year it has reached seven settlements with eight health care providers from across the United States to ensure that they are providing effective communication to people who are deaf[Read More…]

Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Todd D. Turner, 26, of East St. Louis, Illinois, was sentenced in federal district court on April 1, 2013, to 24 months in prison, to be followed by two years’ supervised release, a $100 special assessment, and a $300 fine for unlawful possession of a firearm by a[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2013. Intermountain Health Care Inc. has agreed to pay the United States $25.5 million to settle claims that it violated the Stark Statute and the False Claims Act by engaging in improper financial relationships with referring physicians, the Justice Department announced yesterday.   Intermountain operates the largest[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 3, 2013. A federal jury in Detroit yesterday convicted a home health agency owner and a physical therapist for their participation in a $2.3 million Medicare fraud scheme, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade of the[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 2, 2013. The owner and the director of nursing of a Louisiana home health agency were each convicted late Friday for conspiring to defraud Medicare of $17.1 million announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney Donald J. Cazayoux Jr. of[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 2, 2013. A patient recruiter for a Miami health care company was sentenced yesterday to serve 36 months in prison for his participation in a $20 million home health Medicare fraud scheme, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney Wifredo[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2013. A former U.S. Army Captain was sentenced yesterday in Oklahoma City to serve 23 months in prison for conspiracy to accept thousands of dollars in gratuities from contractors during his deployment to Baghdad, Iraq, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 2, 2013. The Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced yesterday that Dominion Energy has agreed to pay a $3.4 million civil penalty and spend approximately $9.8 million on environmental mitigation projects to resolve Clean Air Act (CAA) violations. The settlement will result in[Read More…]