Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 29, 2014. U.S. District Court Judge Susan C. Bucklew sentenced Andrew Blane Fields, 62, of Lutz, Fla., to serve 33 years and nine months in prison followed by five years of supervised release, the Justice Department announced today. A jury convicted Fields on Nov. 6, 2013, of five[Read More…]
Law and Order
Kentucky Hospital Agrees to Pay Government $16.5 Million to Settle Allegations of Unnecessary Cardiac Procedures
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 29, 2014. Saint Joseph Health System Inc. has agreed to pay $16.5 million to resolve allegations that Saint Joseph Hospital violated the False Claims Act by submitting false claims to the Medicare and Kentucky Medicaid programs for a variety of medically unnecessary cardiac procedures, the Justice Department announced[Read More…]
Tropical Fish Importer Pleads Guilty in New York Federal Court to Piranha Import Violations
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 29, 2014. Joel Rakower, along with his solely-owned corporation, Transship Discounts Ltd., pleaded guilty today in federal court in Brooklyn, N.Y., to violating the Lacey Act by mislabeling imported piranhas, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Robert G. Dreher for the Environment and Natural Resources Division of the Department[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel, Chicago Police Department, Department of Family and Support Services Announce a 40 Percent Decrease in Youth Violence in 2013
Coordinated Strategy, Increased Violence Prevention Investments and Other Key Initiatives Result in Reduction of Shootings Involving Youth CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy, and Department of Family and Support Services (DFSS) Commissioner Evelyn Diaz announced today a 40 percent decrease in youth violence through a[Read More…]
Cyber Criminal Pleads Guilty to Developing and Distributing Notorious Spyeye Malware
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 28, 2014. Aleksandr Andreevich Panin, a Russian national also known as “Gribodemon” and “Harderman,” has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire and bank fraud for his role as the primary developer and distributor of the malicious software known as “SpyEye,” which, according to industry estimates, has infected[Read More…]
Patient Recruiter Pleads Guilty in Connection With $13 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 28, 2014. Pavel Zborovskiy, 57, of Brooklyn, N.Y., pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to pay and receive illegal health care kickbacks in connection with a $13 million health care fraud and money laundering scheme. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney[Read More…]
Former Corrections Officer Sentenced for His Role in Providing Armed Security for Drug Transactions
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 28, 2014. A former Puerto Rico Department of Corrections officer was sentenced today to serve 811 months in prison for his role in providing armed security for three drug transactions. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Rosa E. Rodriguez-Velez of[Read More…]
Illinois Hospice Executive Charged With Federal Health Care Fraud For Allegedly Falsely Elevating Level Of Patients’ Care
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2014. An owner of an Illinois hospice company was charged with federal health care fraud for allegedly engaging in an extensive scheme to obtain higher Medicare and Medicaid payments by fraudulently elevating the level of hospice care for patients, many of whom resided at nursing homes he also[Read More…]
Almighty Imperial Gangster Member Convicted of Murder and Violent Crime Offenses
Six Additional Gang Members Have Recently Pleaded Guilty for Their Roles in Murders and Attempted Murders Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 27, 2014. Richard Reyes, a member of the Almighty Imperial Gangsters, has been convicted at trial for his role in violent acts as a member of a criminal street gang that operated[Read More…]
Medicare Fraud Strike Force Set Record Numbers for Health Care Fraud Prosecutions in FY 2013
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 27, 2014. The Justice Department’s Medicare Fraud Strike Force has set record numbers for health care prosecutions in Fiscal Year 2013, demonstrating the targeted and coordinated approach remains strong as the strike force enters its eighth year of fighting fraud against the government’s health care programs. “These record[Read More…]
