Improper Payments Weaken Trust Fund, Illinois Economy; Some Individuals Could Face Prosecution CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 13, 2013. In 2012, more than $44 million was recovered from 20,000 people who wrongfully collected unemployment insurance, the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) said today. Federal tax returns were confiscated from those who refused IDES’[Read More…]
Law and Order
Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Virginia Dental Office to Stop HIV Discrimination
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 12, 2013. The Justice Department announced today that, as part of its Barrier-Free Health Care Initiative , it has reached a settlement with Woodlawn Family Dentistry, of Alexandria, Va., under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This is the third settlement addressing HIV discrimination by a medical[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: Victory Pharma to Pay Nearly $140,000 for Defrauding Illinois Medicaid Program
Attorney General Announces Settlement with Victory Pharma, Inc. over Kickbacks that Defrauded State & Federal Health Care Programs Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–February 12, 2013. Attorney General Lisa Madigan joined her state counterparts across the country and the federal government yesterday to announce a $12 million settlement with the pharmaceutical company Victory Pharma Inc.[Read More…]
Justice Department Moves to Intervene in Lawsuit Alleging Sex Discrimination Against the State of Maryland, Queen Anne’s County and the Queen Anne’s County Sheriff
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 12, 2013. The Justice Department today moved to intervene in Murphy-Taylor v. State of Maryland, et al., a private lawsuit alleging sex discrimination by the state of Maryland, Queen Anne’s County and the Queen Anne’s County Sheriff. The United States’ complaint in intervention alleges that Kristy Murphy-Taylor’s supervisors[Read More…]
Florida Physician to Pay $26.1 Million to Resolve False Claims Allegations
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 12, 2013. Steven J. Wasserman, M.D., a dermatologist practicing in Venice, Fla., has agreed to pay $26.1 million to resolve allegations that he violated the False Claims Act by accepting illegal kickbacks from a pathology laboratory and by billing the Medicare program for medically unnecessary services, the Justice[Read More…]
US Files Lawsuit in Louisiana Against Oil and Gas Company Alleging Unlawful Discharge of Oil and Chemical Dispersants in the Gulf of Mexico
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 12, 2013. Yesterday the United States filed a civil action against ATP Oil & Gas Corporation and ATP Infrastructure Partners, LP (ATP-IP) for civil penalties and injunctive relief under the Clean Water Act and the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. The complaint was filed on behalf of the[Read More…]
Former Registered Nurse Sentenced in Miami to 111 Months in Prison in Connection with $63 Million Mental Health Care Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 12, 2013. A former registered nurse was sentenced yesterday to serve 111 months in prison for his role in a health care fraud scheme involving defunct health provider Health Care Solutions Network Inc. (HCSN), announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division; U.S.[Read More…]
Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services Announce Record-Breaking Recoveries Resulting From Joint Efforts to Combat Health Care Fraud
Government Teams Recovered $4.2 Billion in FY 2012 WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—February 11, 2013. Attorney General Eric Holder and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today released a new report showing that for every dollar spent on health care-related fraud and abuse investigations in the last three years, the government recovered[Read More…]
Cook County State’s Attorney: Prosecutors Secure 25 Year Sentence For Armed Robbery
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A former furniture delivery man was sentenced to 25 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for the home invasion and armed robbery of a pregnant customer, according to the Office of Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez. Darren Remmer, 40, of Dolton was sentenced earlier last week[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Reports/Blotter for February 11, 2013
A winter past at the Park Forest Police Station. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from police reports. Besides covering the many stories from around Park Forest that otherwise might go unnoticed, we want to bring more complete coverage of police reports[Read More…]
