Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A man wanted in connection with the March 25, 2013 incident that resulted in an FBI agent firing shots at a car surrendered on March 28 to FBI special agents afternoon and has been charged in connection with the incident, announced Cory B. Nelson, Special Agent in Charge[Read More…]
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Federal Appeals Court Upholds $1.57 Million Judgment Against National Union of Healthcare Workers, Sal Rosselli and Other Union Officials
Scathing Decision Finds that Rosselli and Others Diverted Union Resources to Their Own Use, Stole Documents and Equipment, Lied to Workers and the Court, and Deliberately Harmed Union Members SAN FRANCISCO–(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2013. The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth District upheld a $1.57 million judgment yesterday against[Read More…]
CDW-Government to Pay U.S. $5,663,902 to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2013. CDW-Government LLC (CDW-G) has agreed to pay $5.66 million to resolve allegations that it submitted false claims in connection with a U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) contract, the Justice Department announced today. CDW-G is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Illinois-based CDW Corporation and a reseller of[Read More…]
FBI: Terre Haute Drug Trafficking Organization Dismantled
Terra Haute, IN-(ENEWSPF)- U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Hogsett announced this afternoon the arrests of 15 defendants in what is alleged to have been a significant methamphetamine and cocaine trafficking operation in the Wabash Valley. According to an indictment unsealed in federal court today, the drug trafficking was allegedly orchestrated from[Read More…]
Puerto Rico Man Faces Life in Prison for Mass Shooting in 2009
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2013. Alexis Candelario-Santana, 41, faces life in prison following his conviction of murdering eight people and an unborn child and attempting to murder 19 others during a mass shooting at a Puerto Rico pub in 2009, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s[Read More…]
Justice Department Files Motion to Dismiss Antitrust Lawsuit Against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan After Michigan Passes Law to Prohibit Health Insurers from Using Most Favored Nation Clauses in Provider Contracts
Michigan Consumers Likely to Benefit from Increased Health Insurance Competition WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2013. The Department of Justice yesterday filed a motion to dismiss its antitrust lawsuit against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM) after the state of Michigan passed a law that prohibits health insurers from using most favored[Read More…]
Self-Proclaimed ‘President’ of Sovereign Citizen Nation Convicted in Alabama of Federal Tax Crimes
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 25, 2013. A federal jury in Montgomery, Ala., found James Timothy Turner, also known as Tim Turner, guilty late Friday of conspiracy to defraud the United States, attempting to pay taxes with fictitious financial instruments, attempting to obstruct and impede the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), failing to file a[Read More…]
FTC Returns More than $1.1 Million to Victims of Operation Involving Allegedly Bogus Health Insurance
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 21, 2013. The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 50,395 refund checks totaling more than $1.1 million to consumers who were victimized by a telemarketing operation that allegedly tricked them into buying worthless medical discount plans. In June 2012, the FTC announced that it halted the scam. Under several[Read More…]
Hospice of Arizona and Related Entities Pay $12 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 20, 2013. Hospice of Arizona L.C., along with a related entity, American Hospice Management LLC, and their parent corporation, American Hospice Management Holdings LLC, have agreed to pay $12 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by submitting or causing the submission of false[Read More…]
Justice Department Settles with Georgia School District to Re-Zone Schools and Ensure Desegregation
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 19, 2013. The Department of Justice announced last week that it has entered into a settlement agreement with the McDuffie County Schools in Georgia to modify the zoning of the district’s elementary schools and ensure the school district complies with other obligations to desegregate its schools in the[Read More…]