OHIO–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2016. Christopher Lee Cornell, 22, of Green Township, Ohio, pleaded guilty today to one count of attempting to kill government employees, one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence and one count of attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign[Read More…]
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New York Doctor Convicted of Multimillion-Dollar Health Care Fraud
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2016. A New York surgeon who practiced at hospitals in Brooklyn and Long Island, New York, was convicted last night for submitting millions of dollars in false and fraudulent claims to Medicare. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Robert[Read More…]
Two Ohio Men Charged with Hate Crime for Beating African-American Man
OHIO–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2016. Charles Butler, 33, and Robert Paschalis, 25, both of Toledo, Ohio, were charged with a federal hate crime today for beating an African-American stranger they saw on the street. The charges were announced by Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the Civil Rights Division Vanita Gupta, U.S.[Read More…]
South Carolina Hospital to Pay $17 Million to Resolve False Claims Act and Stark Law Allegations
SOUTH CAROLINA–(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2016. The Lexington County Health Services District Inc. d/b/a Lexington Medical Center located in West Columbia, South Carolina, has agreed to pay $17 million to resolve allegations that it violated the Physician Self-Referral Law (the Stark Law) and the False Claims Act by maintaining improper financial arrangements[Read More…]
Indiana Gospel Singer Found Guilty of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor and Distribution of Child Pornography
ILLINOIS–(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2016. A jury has convicted a Muncie, Indiana, man of 19 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and one count of distribution of child pornography, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Jim Lewis of the Central District[Read More…]
Johnson & Johnson Subsidiary Acclarent Inc. Pays Government $18 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–July 22, 2016. California-based medical device manufacturer Acclarent Inc., a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, has agreed to pay $18 million to resolve allegations that the company caused health care providers to submit false claims to Medicare and other federal health care programs by marketing and distributing its sinus spacer[Read More…]
Three Florida Men Charged with Conspiring and Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIL
FLORIDA–(ENEWSPF)–July 22, 2016. Three Palm Beach County, Florida, residents were charged with conspiring and attempting to support 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. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer of the Southern District of[Read More…]
Three Individuals Charged in $1 Billion Medicare Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme
FLORIDA–(ENEWSPF)–July 22, 2016. The owner of more than 30 Miami-area skilled nursing and assisted living facilities, a hospital administrator and a physician’s assistant were charged with conspiracy, obstruction, money laundering and health care fraud in connection with a $1 billion scheme involving numerous Miami-based health care providers. Assistant Attorney General[Read More…]
Justice Department Requires Anheuser-Busch InBev to Divest Stake in MillerCoors and Alter Beer Distributor Practices as Part of SABMiller Acquisition
Settlement Maintains Competition between Bud and Miller Beers, Prohibits ABI from Disadvantaging Rivals with Distributors and Provides for Review of Future ABI Craft Beer Acquisitions Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 20, 2016. The Department of Justice announced today that it has agreed to a settlement with Anheuser-Busch InBev (ABI) that will permit ABI[Read More…]
Jury Convicts Houston Registered Nurse in $8 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
TEXAS–(ENEWSPF)–July 19, 2016. A registered nurse was convicted today by a federal jury in the Southern District of Texas for participating in an $8 million Medicare fraud scheme involving fraudulent claims for home-health services. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson[Read More…]
