Defendants Paid Affiliates to Send Illegal Text Messages Promoting “Free” Gift Cards from Wal-Mart, Best Buy Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 28, 2014. A group of affiliate marketers has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they took part in a scheme that bombarded consumers with tens of millions of spam text[Read More…]
Law and Order
Kane County Man and Co-Defendant Sentenced to Federal Prison Terms for $6.6 Million Financing Fraud Scheme
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 27, 2014. Two defendants who engaged in a fraudulent financing scheme involving the offer and sale of investments in four Las Vegas companies were sentenced to 3½ and four years in federal prison, respectively, for defrauding approximately 125 investors of about $6.6 million, including some victims who lost some[Read More…]
Escrow Company Executive Allegedly Misused Customers’ Funds
Employee Charged Separately With Stealing From Company CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—February 27, 2014. The co-founder and president of a defunct mortgage escrow company was indicted on federal fraud charges for allegedly misappropriating more than $500,000 of customer funds for his own personal use, as well as to pay operating expenses of two other[Read More…]
Portola Valley, Calif., Man Sentenced to Prison for Failure to Report Foreign Bank Accounts Held at UBS
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 27, 2014. Christopher B. Berg of Portola Valley, Calif., was sentenced yesterday to one year and one day in prison to be followed by three years supervised release, announced Assistant Attorney General for the Tax Division Kathryn Keneally and U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag for the Northern District of[Read More…]
Owner of Fake Michigan Psychotherapy Clinic Sentenced for Role in Medicare Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 27, 2014. The owner of two Flint, Mich., adult day care centers was sentenced today for his leadership role in a $3.2 million Medicare fraud scheme. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan Barbara L.[Read More…]
Omnicare to Pay Government $4.19 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations of Kickbacks
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 27, 2014. Omnicare Inc., an Ohio-based long-term care pharmacy, has agreed to pay the government $4.19 million to settle allegations that it engaged in a kickback scheme in violation of the False Claims Act, the Justice Department announced today. Omnicare provides pharmaceuticals and services to long-term care facilities[Read More…]
Two Aryan Brotherhood of Texas Gang Members Plead Guilty to Federal Racketeering Charges, Feb. 27, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 27, 2014. Two members of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas gang (ABT) pleaded guilty today to racketeering charges related to their membership in the ABT’s criminal enterprise, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson of the Southern[Read More…]
Fort Benning Employee Allegedly Steals Military Identities to Commit Multi-Million Dollar Tax Refund Fraud
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 27, 2014. Tracy Mitchell, a resident of Phenix City, Ala., was indicted for her involvement in a stolen identity refund fraud scheme, Assistant Attorney General Kathryn Keneally of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney George L. Beck Jr. for the Middle District of Alabama announced today[Read More…]
Three Philippine Nationals Sentenced for Importing High-powered Weapons into the U.S.
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 27, 2014. Three Philippine nationals were sentenced in the Central District of California for illegally importing machine guns, sniper rifles, grenade launchers, a mortar launcher and military-grade ballistic vests into the United States, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division. Sergio Syjuco,[Read More…]
South American Company Agrees to Plead Guilty to Price Fixing on Ocean Shipping Services for Cars and Trucks
First Charges in the Department’s Antitrust Investigation Involving Ocean Shipping Services; Conspiracy Affected Global Cargo Shipments, Including at Port of Baltimore Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 27, 2014. Compañía Sud Americana de Vapores S.A. (CSAV), a Chilean corporation, has agreed to plead guilty and to pay an $8.9 million criminal fine for its[Read More…]
