Twenty-Five Miami-Area Defendants Charged with Submitting $26 Million in False Claims to the Medicare Part D Program
Charges were filed on April 28 against 25 Miami-area defendants in three separate cases for their alleged participation in various schemes to defraud Medicare of approximately $26 million in false claims through the Medicare Part D program.
Alabama and Georgia Residents Sentenced to Prison for Involvement in Stolen Identity Tax Refund Fraud Scheme
Two men who conspired to file more than 1,200 false tax returns using stolen identities were sentenced to prison on April 28, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney...
Wyeth and Pfizer Agree to Pay $784.6 Million to Resolve Lawsuit Alleging That Wyeth Underpaid Drug Rebates to Medicaid
The Department of Justice announced on April 27 that pharmaceutical companies Wyeth and Pfizer Inc. have agreed to pay $784.6 million to resolve allegations that Wyeth knowingly reported to the government false and fraudulent prices on two of its...
Justice Department Seeks to Shut Down Alabama Tax Return Preparer
A number of tax return preparation businesses in the Birmingham, Alabama area unlawfully understate their customers’ income tax liabilities and overstate refunds by making deliberate misstatements on the returns, according to a new civil lawsuit filed...
California-Based Z Gallerie LLC Agrees to Pay $15 Million to Settle False Claims Act Suit Alleging Evaded Customs Duties
The Department of Justice announced on April 27 that Z Gallerie LLC has agreed to pay $15 million to resolve allegations that the company engaged in a scheme to evade customs duties on imports of wooden bedroom furniture from the People’s Republic of...
Georgia Husband and Wife Plead Guilty In Stolen Identity Tax Refund Fraud Scheme Involving IRS “Get Transcript” Database
An Austell, Georgia husband and wife pleaded guilty to charges relating to their involvement in a stolen identity income tax refund fraud scheme on April 22, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s...
Nevada Business Owner and Bookkeeper Plead Guilty to Federal Employment Tax Crimes
The owner of several Reno, Nevada landscaping and rock hauling businesses on Friday pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of failure to file over employment taxes, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice...
Violent Home Invasion：Case Illustrates Threat Posed by Gangs
Gang members shot through the front door of a Washington couple’s house during a violent home invasion in November 2014.
