Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 5, 2013. Twenty Detroit-area residents have been charged for their roles in physician home visit, home health care, chiropractic and psychotherapy schemes to submit more than $34 million in false billing to Medicare. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney for[Read More…]
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California Businessman Sentenced to Prison for Conspiring to Defraud the IRS
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 5, 2013. Gary Mach, of Palm Desert, Calif., was sentenced to 16 months in prison, two months of house arrest, and 18 months of probation and ordered to pay $270,725 in restitution to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the Justice Department and IRS announced today. Mach previously pleaded[Read More…]
Ranking Midlothian Police Officer Charged With Federal Civil Rights Violations Involving Alleged Use of Excessive Force
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—December 4, 2013. A south suburban Midlothian police officer was indicted on federal civil rights charges alleging that he used excessive force against two different victims in separate beating incidents in 2010 and 2011. The defendant, STEVEN G. ZAMIAR, was indicted on two counts of violating the victims’ civil right[Read More…]
FDA Reaches $1.25 Million Settlement with Advanced Sterilization Products and Company Executives
Company, executives pay penalties for distributing adulterated and misbranded devices Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—December 5, 2013. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has reached a $1.25 million settlement of a civil money penalty action against Advanced Sterilization Products (ASP), a division of Ethicon Inc., a Johnson & Johnson company, and two[Read More…]
Government Files Suit Against Canton, Ohio-based Tab Construction and Its Owner for Allegedly Defrauding the Historically Underutilized Business Zone Program
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 5, 2013. The government has filed a complaint against Canton, Ohio-based TAB Construction Co. Inc. (TAB) and its owner, William E. Richardson III, for allegedly making false statements to the Small Business Administration (SBA) to obtain certification as a Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) company, the Justice Department[Read More…]
Miami Home Health Company Owner and Recruiter Sentenced for Role in $48 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 4, 2013. A patient recruiter of a Miami health care company was sentenced to serve 108 months in prison today for his participation in a $48 million home health Medicare fraud scheme. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Wifredo A.[Read More…]
Federal Agents Arrest Operators of Loan Modification Scam That Targeted Struggling Homeowners
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 4, 2013. Federal agents arrested yesterday Bryan D’Antonio, 47, of Brea, Calif., and Charles Wayne Farris, 53, of Aliso Viejo, Calif., for operating the Rodis Law Group and America’s Law Group, businesses that allegedly offered bogus loan modification assistance to struggling homeowners. Attorney Ronald Rodis, 49, of Irvine,[Read More…]
Former Medical Doctor Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Engaging in Illicit Sexual Conduct with Minors in Kenya
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 4, 2013. A former medical doctor was sentenced today to serve 20 years in prison for engaging in illicit sexual conduct with minors in Kenya. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Ronald C. Machen Jr.,[Read More…]
FBI: Ranking Midlothian Police Officer Charged with Federal Civil Rights Violations Involving Alleged Use of Excessive Force
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A south suburban Midlothian Police officer was indicted on federal civil rights charges alleging that he used excessive force against two different victims in separate beating incidents in 2010 and 2011. The defendant, Steven G. Zamiar, was indicted on two counts of violating the victims’ civil right to[Read More…]
Three Patient Recruiters for Miami Home Health Company Plead Guilty for Roles in $48 Million Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 3, 2013. Three patient recruiters for a Miami health care company pleaded guilty today for their participation in a $48 million home health Medicare fraud scheme. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer of the Southern District of[Read More…]
