Three Navy Officers Charged in Expanding Bribery and Fraud Scheme
Three current and former Navy officers were charged in documents unsealed on Friday for their roles in a massive bribery and fraud scheme involving a Navy contractor.
West Virginia Business Owners Indicted for Failing to Pay Employment Taxes
A federal grand jury sitting in Charleston, West Virginia returned an indictment on May 25, charging two West Virginia business owners with federal employment tax violations, Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice...
United States Intervenes in False Claims Act Lawsuit Against Prime Healthcare Services Inc. and its CEO Alleging Unnecessary Inpatient Admissions from Emergency Rooms
The United States has intervened in a lawsuit against Prime Healthcare Services Inc. (Prime); the company’s founder and chief executive officer, Dr. Prem Reddy; and 14 Prime hospitals in California that alleges Emergency Departments at Prime...
Texas Tax Return Preparer Indicted for Aiding and Assisting in the Preparation of False Tax Returns
A DeSoto, Texas, resident was indicted on 29 counts of aiding and assisting in the preparation of false income tax returns and three counts of willfully failing to file income tax returns, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D....
NFL Hall of Famer, Practicing California Attorney Pleads Guilty to Filing a False Tax Return
A San Diego, California, workers’ compensation attorney pleaded guilty on 23 May in the Western District of Missouri to one count of filing a false tax return, Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax...
More charges laid in relation to drug importation to Australia
Additional charges have been laid in relation to a joint investigation into the attempted importation of two kilograms of crystal methamphetamine.
Two Brothers Sentenced to Prison for Filing Fraudulent Tax Returns Seeking Refunds of Over $224 Million
Two brothers were sentenced to prison on Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland after pleading guilty in January for perpetrating a scheme in which they filed 46 fraudulent income tax returns seeking refunds in excess of $224...
Former Government Contractor Pleads Guilty to Bribery
A former government contractor pleaded guilty to paying bribes to public officials related to work his company performed for the General Services Administration (GSA), announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s...
