Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 5, 2015. A four-count indictment was unsealed today in the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of Ohio charging four men with conspiring to travel to Yemen to provide thousands of dollars to Anwar Al-Awlaki in an effort to support violent jihad against U.S. military personnel in[Read More…]
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U.S. Trustee Program Reaches $81.6 Million Settlement with Wells Fargo Bank N.A. to Protect Homeowners in Bankruptcy
Settlement Addresses the Bank’s Errors Affecting Nearly 68,000 Accounts of Homeowners in Bankruptcy Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 5, 2015. The Department of Justice’s U.S. Trustee Program has entered into a national settlement agreement with Wells Fargo Bank N.A. (Wells Fargo) requiring Wells Fargo to pay $81.6 million in remediation for its repeated[Read More…]
Former Sergeant with Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison in Civil Rights Case Stemming from Beating of Jail Visitor
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 2, 2015. A former sergeant with the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department (LASD), who was previously found guilty of federal civil rights offenses related to the beating of a handcuffed visitor to the Men’s Central Jail, was sentenced today to 96 months in federal prison. Eric Gonzalez, 46, received[Read More…]
Two Former Jailers at the Kentucky River Regional Jail Indicted on Charges Related to the Death of A Pretrial Detainee
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 2, 2015. The Justice Department announced today that a federal grand jury in London, Kentucky, has indicted two former deputy jailers at the Kentucky River Regional Jail on charges related to the July 9, 2013, in-custody death of Larry Trent, a pretrial detainee at the jail. The indictment[Read More…]
Pennsylvania Man Pleads Guilty to Running Sex Trafficking Operation to Compel Multiple Women and One Minor into Prostitution in Pennsylvania, Maryland and Elsewhere
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 30, 2015. Corderro Cody, 27, of Allentown, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty today to charges arising from his operation of a sex trafficking enterprise that compelled multiple victims to prostitute for the defendant’s profit. Cody pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion, conspiracy to[Read More…]
Former Senate Staffer Sentenced to 38 Months for Defrauding Three Women
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 30, 2015. A former staff member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation was sentenced today to 38 months in prison for a wire fraud scheme, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Dana J. Boente of the Eastern[Read More…]
Large Scale Miami Drug Supplier Pleads Guilty in Nationwide Prescription Drug Diversion Scheme
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 30, 2015. The Department of Justice announced that a South Florida man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Cincinnati, Ohio, in connection with the prosecution of a nationwide prescription drug diversion scheme. Ricardo Alfredo Jurado, 59, of Miami Beach, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Timothy[Read More…]
Nearly 500 Hospitals Pay United States More Than $250 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Related to Implantation of Cardiac Devices
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 30, 2015. The Department of Justice has reached 70 settlements involving 457 hospitals in 43 states for more than $250 million related to cardiac devices that were implanted in Medicare patients in violation of Medicare coverage requirements, the Department of Justice announced today. “While recognizing and respecting physician[Read More…]
Three New Mexicans Charged with Fraudulently Selling Filipino-Made Jewelry as Native American-Made
Sixteen Search Warrants Executed in New Mexico and California as Part of Continuing Investigation into Alleged Violations of the Indian Arts and Crafts Act Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 29, 2015. Three New Mexicans have been charged with violating the Indian Arts and Crafts Act (IACA) by conspiring to import and fraudulently sell[Read More…]
Government Intervenes in Lawsuits Alleging That Skilled Nursing Chain SavaSeniorCare Provided Medically Unnecessary Therapy
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 29, 2015. The government has intervened in three False Claims Act lawsuits and filed a consolidated complaint against SavaSeniorCare LLC and related entities (Sava) alleging that Sava knowingly and routinely submitted false claims to Medicare for rehabilitation therapy services that were not medically reasonable and necessary, the Department[Read More…]
