PENNSYLVANIA–(ENEWSPF)–January 21, 2016. Big Brothers Big Sisters of America Corporation (Big Brothers) has agreed to pay the United States $1.6 million to resolve allegations of false claims for funds under Department of Justice grants awarded to help children at risk, the Justice Department announced today. Big Brothers is a not-for-profit[Read More…]
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Takes Action Against Herbies Auto Sales for Unlawful Lending Practices
Subprime “Buy Here Pay Here” Dealer Hid Finance Charges, Deceived Consumers Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–January 21, 2016. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today took action against Herbies Auto Sales, a buy-here pay-here used car dealer, for abusive financing schemes, hiding auto finance charges and misleading consumers. Herbies will pay $700,000[Read More…]
Two Brothers Admit Filing Fraudulent Tax Returns Seeking Refunds of Over $218 Million
Criminals Received $16 Million in Refunds After Filing Bogus Tax Returns Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 19, 2016. Two brothers pleaded guilty today in the District of Maryland in a scheme in which they filed approximately 37 fraudulent tax returns seeking refunds of over $218 million. The guilty plea was announced by Acting[Read More…]
Yemeni National Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Kill U.S. Soldiers in Afghanistan
Defendant Received Military-Type Training from al-Qaeda and then Went to Afghanistan with the Taliban to Fight against U.S. Forces NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–January 19, 2016. Ali Alvi al-Hamidi, 31, a Yemeni national, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to murder U.S. nationals abroad, conspiring to provide material support to al-Qaeda and receiving military-type training[Read More…]
Two Virginia Men Charged with Terrorism Offenses Related to Attempted Travel to Syria to Join ISIL
VIRGINIA–(ENEWSPF)–January 19, 2016. Joseph Hassan Farrokh, 28, and Mahmoud Amin Mohamed Elhassan, 25, both of Woodbridge, Virginia, were charged on Saturday for criminal activity relating to Farrokh’s attempt to travel to Syria to join the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). The charges were announced by Assistant Attorney[Read More…]
Maryland Man Indicted for Conspiring to Provide and for Providing Material Support to ISIL
Defendant Allegedly Received Money from Individuals Overseas to Be Used for “Operational Purposes” in the United States MARYLAND–(ENEWSPF)–January 14, 2016. A federal grand jury returned an indictment late yesterday charging Mohamed Elshinawy, 30, of Edgewood, Maryland, with conspiring to provide and with providing material support to the Islamic State of[Read More…]
Health Care Clinic Consultant and Medicare Biller Pleads Guilty in Miami for Role in $63 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
FLORIDA–(ENEWSPF)–January 14, 2016. A former health care clinic consultant and Medicare biller pleaded guilty today in connection with a $63 million health care fraud and money laundering scheme involving a defunct Miami-area health care provider. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Wifredo[Read More…]
Nation’s Largest Nursing Home Therapy Provider, Kindred/Rehabcare, to Pay $125 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
Four Nursing Homes Using Kindred/RehabCare to Pay an Additional $8.225 Million Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2016. Contract therapy providers RehabCare Group Inc., RehabCare Group East Inc. and their parent, Kindred Healthcare Inc., have agreed to pay $125 million to resolve a government lawsuit alleging that they violated the False Claims Act[Read More…]
U.S. Citizen Indicted for Supporting and Receiving Military Training from Al Shabaab
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–January 11, 2016. Maalik Alim Jones, 31, of Maryland, was indicted based on his alleged support of al Shabaab, a designated foreign terrorist organization based in Somalia that is allied with al Qaeda. Jones, a U.S. citizen, was presented before Chief U.S. Magistrate Judge Frank Maas of the Southern[Read More…]
Former St. Louis Cardinals Official Pleads Guilty to Houston Astros Computer Intrusions
TEXAS–(ENEWSPF)–January 8, 2016. The former director of Baseball Development for the St. Louis Cardinals made an initial appearance in Houston federal court today on charges of accessing the Houston Astros’ computers without authorization, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson of the Southern District of Texas and Special Agent in Charge Perrye[Read More…]
