CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2014. A Dutch man who allegedly used the shuttered Silk Road underground website to sell illegal drugs for bitcoins worth millions of dollars has agreed to plead guilty to a federal drug conspiracy charge filed against him today. The defendant, CORNELIS JAN SLOMP, through his attorney, authorized the[Read More…]
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Amedisys Home Health Companies Agree to Pay $150 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 23, 2014. Amedisys Inc. and its affiliates (Amedisys) have agreed to pay $150 million to the federal government to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by submitting false home healthcare billings to the Medicare program, the Department of Justice announced today. Amedisys, a Louisiana-based for-profit[Read More…]
Pennsylvania Firm and Chief Officer Charged with Shipping Machinery to Iran in Violation of U.S. Export License Requirements
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 23, 2014. A criminal information has been filed against a Pennsylvania firm and its chief officer, charging them with conspiracy to evade export reporting requirements and with attempting to smuggle to Iran a lathe machine in violation of U.S. export regulations. The announcement was made today by the[Read More…]
Japanese Automotive Parts Manufacturer Agrees to Plead Guilty to Price Fixing and Bid Rigging on Automobile Parts Installed in U.S. Cars
Company Agrees to Pay $19.9 Million Criminal Fine Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 23, 2014. Showa Corp., an automotive parts manufacturer based in Saitama, Japan, has agreed to plead guilty and to pay a $19.9 million criminal fine for its role in a conspiracy to fix prices and rig bids for pinion-assist type[Read More…]
Ten Defendants Charged In Separate Federal Cases Alleging A Total Of More Than $1.27 Million In Social Security Fraud
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2014. Ten Chicago and area defendants were charged in separate federal criminal cases with stealing a total of more than $1.27 million from the federal government by fraudulently obtaining Social Security benefits. Six of the defendants allegedly engaged in the fraud by using false identities. These individuals either[Read More…]
Justice Department Settles Immigration-Related Discrimination Claim Against SK Food Group Inc.
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 21, 2014. The Justice Department reached an agreement today with SK Food Group Inc., a company based in Seattle, resolving claims that the company used discriminatory document practices when verifying the work authority of non-citizens. The department’s investigation, which was initiated based on a referral from the U.S.[Read More…]
Riverdale Marina Re-Developer Arrested on Federal Charges for Allegedly Defrauding the Village of $370,000 in Public Funds
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 18, 2014. A Chicago real estate developer was arrested today on federal charges alleging that he defrauded the south suburban Village of Riverdale of public funds provided for the redevelopment of the now closed-Riverdale Marina. The defendant, JOHN THOMAS, allegedly fraudulently obtained approximately $370,000 for himself from $900,000 in[Read More…]
Armenian Power Gang Leaders Convicted for Their Role in Racketeering Conspiracy
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 17, 2014. Two leaders of the Armenian Power gang were found guilty today by a federal jury in Los Angeles for their participation in a racketeering conspiracy that included extortion, bank fraud targeting elderly bank customers and a sophisticated credit and debit card skimming scheme that stole account[Read More…]
Former Certified Nursing Assistant and Co-Conspirators Sentenced to Prison for Identity Theft Tax Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 17, 2014. Kimberly Banks, Donalene Mosley and Arneshia Austin were sentenced today in Albany, Ga., to serve 192 months, 37 months and 21 months in prison, respectively, for crimes relating to filing fraudulent income tax returns using stolen identities, announced Assistant Attorney General Kathryn Keneally of the Justice[Read More…]
Navy Petty Officer Based in Japan Charged in International Bribery Scandal
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 17, 2014. A fourth U.S. Navy official has been charged in a complaint unsealed today with accepting cash, luxury travel and consumer electronics from a foreign defense contractor in exchange for classified and internal U.S. Navy information. Acting Assistant Attorney General David A. O’Neil of the Justice Department’s[Read More…]
