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Rudolf Straat, 49, and his wife Maria Gudelis, 45, both of Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, were sentenced to two years in federal prison for conspiring to commit tax fraud, mortgage fraud, and money laundering.

United States Attorney Bill Nettles stated Wednesday that Scott C. Allmon, age 38, of Easley, South Carolina, pled guilty Wednesday in federal court in Anderson to making false statements in connection with a real estate investment scheme, a violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1001. United States District Judge Timothy M. Cain accepted the plea and will impose sentence after he has reviewed the presentence report, which will be prepared by the U.S. Probation Office.

Attorney General Eric Holder and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced Tuesday that a nationwide takedown by Medicare Fraud Strike Force operations in eight cities has resulted in charges against 89 individuals, including doctors, nurses, and other licensed medical professionals, for their alleged participation in Medicare fraud schemes involving approximately $223 million in false billing.

John F. “Jef” Curran, III, age 42, of Westminster, Maryland, pleaded guilty Tuesday to securities fraud in connection with the sale of $1.9 million worth of stock in his company, Gargoyles Inc.

A federal grand jury in Nevada Tuesday returned an indictment against a former construction company owner for evading federal income and employment taxes, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) Chief Richard Weber, FBI Acting Special Agent in Charge William C. Woerner of the Las Vegas Field Office, and Sheriff Doug Gillespie of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.

A former program coordinator at the defunct health provider Health Care Solutions Network Inc. (HCSN) was sentenced in Miami to 70 months in prison Tuesday for her role in a $63 million fraud scheme.

Robert David Forsyth, of Las Vegas, was sentenced late Friday in U.S. District Court in Las Vegas to 27 months in prison for income tax evasion and failing to file income tax returns, the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced.

C.R. Bard Inc. has agreed to pay the U nited States $48.26 million to resolve claims that it knowingly caused false claims to be submitted to the Medicare program for brachytherapy seeds used to treat prostate cancer in violation of the False Claims Act.

Michael George Fitzpatrick, 51, of Hope, Idaho, was sentenced to 42 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Larry A. Burns, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced Monday.

United States Attorney Joseph H. Hogsett announced Monday that formal federal bribery charges have been filed against David Wyser, age 53, who is currently a resident of Hamilton County. Hogsett also announced that Wyser has filed a formal petition to enter a plea of guilty to these charges and as part of that agreement will fully cooperate with federal investigators.