Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 23, 2014. The government has filed a complaint against Kellogg, Brown & Root Services Inc. (KBR) and Kuwaiti companies La Nouvelle General Trading & Contracting Co. (La Nouvelle) and First Kuwaiti Trading Co. (First Kuwaiti) for submitting false claims in connection with KBR’s contract with the Army to provide[Read More…]
Law and Order
Man Sentenced to 52 Months in Prison for Swindling Churches and Business Owners Nationwide in Advance-fee Fraud Scheme
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 23, 2014. A man who victimized small businesses and churches nationwide, including three churches in Chicago, in a so-called “advance-fee” fraud scheme, was sentenced yesterday to more than four years in federal prison after being convicted at trial last summer. Prosecutors said that the defendant, JAMAL E. LAWSON, Sr.,[Read More…]
General Electric Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas Agrees to Pay $2.7 Million for Alleged False Claims Related to Design of Advanced Nuclear Reactor
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 23, 2014. The Justice Department announced today that General Electric Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC (GE Hitachi) has agreed to pay $2.7 million to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act that it made false statements and claims to the Department of Energy and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission[Read More…]
FBI: Four Chicago and Suburban Men Indicted in Alleged $1.4 Million Automobile Loan Fraud Scheme
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Four Chicago and area defendants were indicted on federal bank fraud charges for allegedly engaging in a scheme to fraudulently obtain 46 automobile loans totaling approximately $1.4 million without ever intending that the borrowers would purchase the high-end luxury cars that they claimed to be buying. As a[Read More…]
FBI: Lake County Man Indicted in Alleged $3.2 Million Mortgage Fraud Scheme Involving Properties in Chicago’s Englewood Community
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Lake County man who operated two real estate–related firms was indicted on federal mortgage fraud charges. The defendant, Conrad Ulz, allegedly engaged in a scheme to fraudulently obtain 13 residential mortgage loans, totaling approximately $3.2 million, from lenders to purchase properties in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood. The indictment[Read More…]
Former Owner of Commercial Mortgage and Finance Company Convicted of Fraud
ROCKFORD–(ENEWSPF)–January 17, 2014. Anthony F. D’Agostino, 79, the former owner, CEO and President of Commercial Mortgage and Finance Co., in Rockford, was found guilty today by U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala on seventeen counts of mail fraud, one count of wire fraud, and one count of securities fraud, in[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Charges Four for Student Loan Fraud in DuPage County
Chicago Area Defendants Allegedly Commit Identity Theft to Obtain Over $100,000 in Financial Aid Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—January 17, 2014. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced charges against four Chicago area defendants for conspiring to steal more than $100,000 in financial aid from the U.S. Department of Education. Madigan’s office charged defendants Dasia[Read More…]
Nationwide Contract Therapy Providers to Pay $30 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 17, 2014. Contract therapy providers RehabCare Group Inc., RehabCare Group East Inc. and Rehab Systems of Missouri and management company Health Systems Inc. have agreed to pay $30 million to resolve claims that they violated the False Claims Act by engaging in a kickback scheme related to the[Read More…]
Miami Patient Recruiter Pleads Guilty for Role in $190 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 17, 2014. A patient recruiter for a fraudulent Miami-area mental health company, American Therapeutic Corporation (ATC), pleaded guilty today for her participation in a $190 million Medicare fraud scheme. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer of the[Read More…]
Chicago Man Admits Mailing Scores of Threats, Including to Police Officers and Families After Cougar Was Killed in 2008
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—January 16, 2014. Following a lengthy investigation by the FBI-led Chicago Joint Terrorism Task Force, a Chicago man admitted today in Federal Court that he mailed more than 90 threatening and/or harassing letters to Chicago police officers, other government and law enforcement officials, private individuals, schools, and religious institutions in[Read More…]
