For Referrals of Medicare Patients Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The owner of a home health care company headquartered in Lemont admitted in federal court today that he paid illegal kickbacks to procure referrals of elderly patients on Medicare. ROMY MACASAET JR. paid kickbacks to medical directors to obtain referrals of Medicare beneficiaries to[Read More…]
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FBI Releases Documents in Hillary Clinton E-Mail Investigation
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Today, September 2, 2016, the FBI is releasing a summary of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s July 2, 2016 interview with the FBI concerning allegations that classified information was improperly stored or transmitted on a personal e-mail server she used during her tenure. We also are releasing a[Read More…]
Former Owner and Manager of Miami-Area Home Health Agencies Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Role in $57 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
FLORIDA–(ENEWSPF)–August 30, 2016. The owner and manager of three now-defunct Miami-area home health agencies was sentenced today to 240 months in prison for his role in a $57 million Medicare fraud scheme. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer of[Read More…]
Mother and Son Plead Guilty to Orchestrating $16 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme at Two Miami Pharmacies
FLORIDA–(ENEWSPF)–August 30, 2016. A mother and son based in Miami each pleaded guilty today to fraud charges for their roles in a $16 million Medicare fraud scheme. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer of the Southern District of Florida,[Read More…]
Georgia Man Sentenced to 57 Months in Prison for Immigration Fraud for Failing to Disclose Role in Bosnian Prison Camp
GEORGIA–(ENEWSPF)–August 30, 2016. A Loganville, Georgia, man was sentenced to serve 57 months in prison for obtaining his U.S. citizenship by providing false and fraudulent information on his naturalization application. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney John Horn of the Northern District[Read More…]
Member of Newark, New Jersey, ‘South Side Cartel’ Gang Pleads Guilty to Racketeering, Carjacking, Robbery and Drug Charges
NEW JERSEY–(ENEWSPF)–August 29, 2016. A Newark, New Jersey, man pleaded guilty today to his role in a violent and long-running racketeering conspiracy perpetuated by the “South Side Cartel,” a set of the Bloods street gang based in Newark, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal[Read More…]
Russian Cyber-Criminal Convicted of 38 Counts Related to Hacking Businesses and Stealing More Than Two Million Credit Card Numbers
Hacking Scheme Defrauded Banks of More Than $169 Million WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2016. A federal jury today convicted a Vladivostok, Russia, man of 38 counts related to his scheme to hack into point-of-sale computers to steal and sell credit card numbers to the criminal underworld, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R.[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Orders First National Bank of Omaha to Pay $32.6 Million for Illegal Credit Card Practices
Deceptive Marketing and Illegal Billing of Add-On Products Harmed Hundreds of Thousands of Consumers WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2016. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has ordered First National Bank of Omaha to provide $27.75 million in relief to roughly 257,000 consumers harmed by illegal practices with credit card[Read More…]
Eleventh Twin Cities Man Charged with Conspiracy to Provide Material Support to ISIL
Numerous Alleged Co-Conspirators Previously Convicted at Trial and Pleaded Guilty in Minnesota MINNESOTA–(ENEWSPF)–August 24, 2016. Mohamed Amiin Ali Roble, 20, formerly of Minneapolis, was charged today by criminal complaint with providing and conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). The charges were[Read More…]
Mississippi Man Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison for Conspiring to Provide Material Support to ISIL
MISSISSIPPI–(ENEWSPF)–August 24, 2016. Muhammad Oda Dakhlalla, 23, of Starkville, Mississippi, was sentenced today to serve 96 months in prison for conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization. Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin, U.S.[Read More…]
