Defendants Found in Contempt of Federal Court Order Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 2, 2016. At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a federal court has found BlueHippo Funding LLC, BlueHippo Capital LLC and Joseph Rensin in contempt for operating a deceptive computer financing scheme in violation of a federal court order that the[Read More…]
Federal and International
U.S. Navy Captain Select Sentenced to Over Six Years in Prison for Accepting Cash and Prostitutes in International Bribery Scheme
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2016. A U.S. Navy Captain Select was sentenced today to 78 months in prison for bribery charges, admitting that he accepted cash, gifts, travel expenses, entertainment and the services of prostitutes from foreign defense contractor Glenn Defense Marine Asia (GDMA) in exchange for classified U.S. Navy information,[Read More…]
Twenty-Five Miami-Area Defendants Charged with Submitting $26 Million in False Claims to the Medicare Part D Program
FLORIDA–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2016. Charges were filed today against 25 Miami-area defendants in three separate cases for their alleged participation in various schemes to defraud Medicare of approximately $26 million in false claims through the Medicare Part D program. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division,[Read More…]
Wyeth and Pfizer Agree to Pay $784.6 Million to Resolve Lawsuit Alleging That Wyeth Underpaid Drug Rebates to Medicaid
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2016. The Department of Justice announced today that pharmaceutical companies Wyeth and Pfizer Inc. have agreed to pay $784.6 million to resolve allegations that Wyeth knowingly reported to the government false and fraudulent prices on two of its proton pump inhibitor (PPI) drugs, Protonix Oral and Protonix[Read More…]
Malian National Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Murder U.S. Diplomat
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2016. Alhassane Ould Mohamed, aka Cheibani, 46, a citizen of Mali, was sentenced to 25 years in prison in the Eastern District of New York for conspiring to murder a U.S. diplomat stationed in Niamey, Niger, in December 2000. The sentence was announced by Assistant Attorney General[Read More…]
Sauk Village Treasurer Charged with Stealing More Than $21,000 from Police Pension Fund
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The treasurer of south suburban Sauk Village was arrested today for allegedly looting the village’s Police Pension Fund out of more than $21,000. JAMES GRIEGEL, 71, of Sauk Village, is charged with embezzlement in a criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Chicago. Federal authorities arrested Griegel[Read More…]
Justice Department Files for Contempt and Requests Receiver to Operate Orleans Parish Jail
LOUISIANA–(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2016. The Justice Department has filed for contempt against Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman regarding his non-compliance with a consent decree governing conditions of confinement at the Orleans Parish Jail in New Orleans, and has requested that the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana appoint[Read More…]
Unauthorized Filming for ‘NY Med’ Results in $2.2 Million Settlement with New York Presbyterian Hospital
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2016. Yesterday, the Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that it has reached a $2.2 million settlement with New York Presbyterian Hospital (NYP) for the egregious disclosure of two patients’ protected health information (PHI) to film crews and staff during the[Read More…]
Justice Department Releases Investigative Findings on University of New Mexico’s Response to Sexual Assault Allegations
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2016. The Justice Department today announced that according to its comprehensive investigation, the University of New Mexico’s (UNM) handling of reports by students of sexual harassment – including sexual assault – fail to comply with federal law. The Justice Department delivered a letter setting forth these findings[Read More…]
Florida Woman Charged in 18-Count Indictment for Conspiracy to Illegally Export Systems, Components and Documents to China
Defendant is Charged with Acting as an Illegal Agent of a Foreign Government in the United States Without Prior Notification to the Attorney General, Among Other Crimes FLORIDA–(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2016. An 18-count superseding indictment was unsealed today charging Amin Yu, 53, of Orlando, Florida, with acting as an illegal agent[Read More…]
