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Missouri Doctor Admits Defrauding Medicare, Medicaid
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 4, 2023
A doctor from Moberly, Missouri pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal charges and admitted falsely using his father’s name to bill Medicare and Medicaid for medical services.
Home Health Provider and Two Executives Agree to Pay $1 Million to Resolve Kickback and Pandemic-Relief Fraud Allegations
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 4, 2023
A Fairfax-based home health care company and two executives agreed to pay $1 million to resolve claims arising from an alleged kickback scheme designed to obtain referrals for home health and hospice patients.
Georgia Couple Sentenced for Paycheck Protection Program Fraud
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 4, 2023
United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Jeremy D. Sanders, 32, and Lakeda R. Sanders, 27, husband and wife, both of Newnan, Georgia, were sentenced on March 10, 2023, in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska, by Chief United States District Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. Jeremy Sanders was sentenced to four years of probation, including three months of home confinement, and was ordered to pay restitution of $21,304.88.
Decades After Thefts, Stolen Artifacts Recovered and Returned to Museums, Historical Societies
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 4, 2023
Dozens of artifacts stolen during the 1970s have been recovered and returned to the owning institutions, announced Jacqueline Maguire, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Philadelphia Division; Jacqueline Romero, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania; and Kevin Steele, Montgomery County (Pa.) District Attorney.
Suburban Chicago Man Indicted for COVID-19 Testing Fraud Scheme
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 4, 2023
A suburban Chicago man has been indicted by a federal grand jury on ten counts of wire fraud and one count of theft of government funds for purportedly submitting fraudulent claims for reimbursement on tests which were never performed, were performed improperly, or were already paid for by the client.
New Hope Man Sentenced for His Role in Multi-Million-Dollar Kickback and Health Care Fraud Cases
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 4, 2023
A federal judge has sentenced another individual charged in a series of related cases involving multi-million-dollar health care fraud conspiracies, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona, Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Carlton L. Peeples, and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, Special Agent in Charge Tamala E. Miles.
Illinois Attorney Found Guilty of Embezzlement, Bankruptcy Fraud, and Tax Fraud
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 4, 2023
A federal jury has found a former Illinois attorney and real estate developer guilty on two counts of embezzlement, six counts of bankruptcy fraud, and eight counts of tax fraud following a nearly four week-long trial in Chicago.
West Virginia Man Sentenced on Felony Charge For Actions During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 4, 2023
Defendant Repeatedly Threw Projectile at North Door
New York Man Pleads Guilty to Felony Charge For Actions During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 4, 2023
Defendant Sprayed Multiple Officers With a Chemical Irritant
Wilkesboro Woman Sentenced to Prison for Conspiracy Drug Trafficking after Multi-State Operation
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 4, 2023
A North Carolina woman was sentenced today to 15 years in prison, after pleading guilty to a one-count indictment which charged her and six codefendants with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute quantities of methamphetamine.
President of Oklahoma Steel Pole Manufacturer Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 4, 2023
An Oklahoma man pleaded guilty, on Friday, March 10, to evading over $1 million in income taxes.
U.S. Attorney Announces Federal Charges Against 10 Additional Defendants in $250 Million Feeding Our Future Fraud Scheme
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 4, 2023
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota today announced federal criminal charges against 10 additional defendants for their alleged roles in the fraud scheme that exploited a federally-funded child nutrition program during the COVID-19 pandemic.
U.S. Attorney Karam Continues To Promote The United Against Hate Initiative
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 4, 2023
United States Attorney Gerard M. Karam announced that the U.S. Attorney’s Office continues to promote the Department of Justice’s new initiative to better counter hate crimes and hate incidents in the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
Former Iowa State Patrol Trooper Sentenced for Civil Rights Violation
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 4, 2023
A former Iowa State Patrol trooper was sentenced on March 7, 2023, to two years of probation for deprivation of rights under color of law.
Troy Resident Sentenced to Prison for Role in Nationwide “Felony Lane Gang” Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 4, 2023
Terrell McDonald, age 32, of Troy, New York, was sentenced today to 65 months in prison after previously pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman; Michael J. Driscoll, Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); and Putnam County Sheriff Kevin J. McConville made the announcement.
Sayfullo Saipov To Be Sentenced To Life In Prison For 2017 Truck Attack For ISIS
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 4, 2023
A Manhattan Jury was Unable to Reach a Unanimous Verdict on the Penalty Phase of the Trial; Saipov to Receive Life in Prison for his Conviction
St. Cloud, MN, Woman Pleads Guilty to Leading a Major Dangerous Drug Distribution Enterprise from Mexico
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 4, 2023
United States Attorney Mac Schneider, District of North Dakota, announced that on March 13, 2023, Macalla Lee Knott a/k/a Kayla, age 30, from St. Cloud, MN, pled guilty in Federal Court in Fargo, ND, before Chief Judge Peter W. Welte, to the offenses of Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substances, Money Laundering Conspiracy and Continuing Criminal Enterprise (CCE). Sentencing is scheduled for August 7, 2023.
USAO-KS Warns Public About Spoofing Scams
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 4, 2023
The U.S. Attorney’s Office – District of Kansas is warning the public about phone scams in which callers spoof or fraudulently display themselves as having numbers belonging to government agencies in attempt to defraud victims of money.
FBI Releases Supplemental 2021 Hate Crime Statistics
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 4, 2023
FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program released a 2021 hate crime statistics supplement about bias-motivated incidents throughout the nation.
Dennis Duffy Sentenced to Prison for Pandemic Fraud
By DOJ Newswire Report | Apr 4, 2023
The District of Vermont announced that Dennis Duffy II, 40, of South Burlington, was sentenced today in United States District Court in Burlington to 12 months and one day of imprisonment following his guilty plea to loan fraud and money laundering.