Law Enforcement
Barbados National Sentenced to Prison for Using Stolen Identities to Obtain Tax Refunds
Andrew J. Watts, a Barbados national, was sentenced in Chicago by U.S. District Judge Joan Gottschall to 114 months in prison and ordered to pay restitution of just under $1.7 million for devising and executing a stolen identity federal income tax refund fraud scheme, the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced yesterday.
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Former State Driver’s License Examiner Pleads Guilty to Federal Bribery Charges
Larry Murphy, 54, of Antioch, Tennessee, on Tuesday pleaded guilty to federal bribery charges in connection with the solicitation and acceptance of more than $5,000 in bribes in exchange for issuing driver’s licenses and permits, announced Jerry E. Martin, U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee.
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Former New Mexico Police Officer Sentenced to Over Four Years in Prison on Sexual Abuse Charges
Lawrence Etsitty , 31, a former police officer with the Navajo Police Department (NPD), the Tuesday was sentenced in federal court on charges related to the sexual abuse of a woman who was in his custody on January 25, 2009.
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Former Jasper County Official Pleads Guilty to Document Fraud
David M. Ketchmark, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that the former public administrator of Jasper County, the Tuesday Missouri pleaded guilty in federal court to document fraud, which was part of a scheme in which she illegally obtained federal benefits for her wards.
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Virginia Man Convicted of Tax Crimes
A Newport News, Va., federal jury has found Jeffrey Charles guilty for conspiring with his daughter and son-in-law to defraud the United States, the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced on Tuesday. Charles was found guilty of one count of conspiracy, three counts of aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns and one count of filing a false tax return.
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Ex-Member of Santa Fe Springs City Council Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Taking $10,000 in Bribes from Pot Store Operator
A man who was a member of the Santa Fe Springs City Council was sentenced on Monday to two years in federal prison for taking $10,000 in bribes from the operator of a marijuana store who wanted to influence the city to allow his store to stay open.
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Owner of Miami Assisted Living Facility Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison for Role in Medicare Fraud Conspiracy
The owner of a Miami-Dade County assisted living facility (ALF) was sentenced on Monday to 15 months in prison for her role in a kickback scheme that funneled ALF patients to fraudulent mental health providers American Therapeutic Corporation (ATC) and Health Care Solutions Network (HCSN), announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department's Criminal Division
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Two Women Sentenced to Prison for Health Care Fraud Conspiracy, Illegal Kickbacks, and Forged Prescriptions for Controlled Substances
A Rowan County woman and her Mecklenburg County co-conspirator were sentenced to prison on Friday, November 2, 2012, in U.S. District Court for their role in a scheme to defraud Medicare and Medicaid and related offenses, announced Anne M. Tompkins, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.
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Missouri Hospital System Agrees to Pay $9.3 Million to Resolve False Claims Act and Stark Law Violations
Freeman Health System, a health care provider and hospital system located in Joplin, Missouri, has agreed to pay $9,316,139 to resolve allegations that it violated the Stark Law and the False Claims Act by knowingly providing incentive pay to physicians in a manner that violated federal law, the Justice Department announced yesterday.
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Ellicott City Title Agent Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Stealing Over $684,283 from Mortgage Escrows
U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander sentenced Sandy P. Kim, age 43, of Ellicott City, Maryland,on Friday to two years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for wire fraud. Judge Hollander also entered an order that Kim forfeit $684,283, the amount Kim stole from mortgage escrow accounts.
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Human Rights
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Protecting the World’s Cultural Diversity for a Sustainable Future
The Peace Bell Resonates at the 27th Eurasian Economic Summit
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Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020