Politics

Court Permanently Enjoins Baltimore-Area Importer of Stone From Accruing Payroll Tax Liabilities

A federal court has ordered a Baltimore-area importer of marble and granite to pay its payroll taxes as they become due, the Justice Department announced on Janurary 4. Judge Ellen L. Hollander of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland...

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Rochester Man Charged with Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIL

Emanuel L. Lutchman, 25, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization. The charge carries a maximum penalty...

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Selim Zherka, Westchester Businessman, Sentenced in White Plains Federal Court to 37 Months for Conspiring to Make False Statements to a Bank and to File Materially False Federal Tax Returns

Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that Westchester businessman SELIM ZHERKA was sentenced Tuesday to 37 months in prison on charges that he conspired to make false statements to a bank in order...

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Coloplast Corp. and Liberator Medical Agree to Pay $3.6 Million to Resolve Kickback Allegations

The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday that Coloplast Corp., a manufacturer of ostomy and continence care products, and Liberator Medical Supply, Inc., a medical products supplier, have agreed to pay $3,160,000 and $500,000, respectively, to...

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Leesburg Man Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Up to $3.5 Million

Victor R. DeAnthony, Jr., 47, of Leesburg, pleaded guilty Tuesday to wire fraud for embezzling up to $3.5 million from a business based in Herndon.

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Dallas-Based Home Health Company Owners and Nurses Charged for Roles in $13.4 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme

The co-owners of a home health company in Dallas and two nurse employees were charged in an indictment unsealed Monday for their alleged participation in a $13.4 million health care fraud scheme involving fraudulent claims for home health services.

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Texas-Based Importers Agree to Pay $15 Million to Settle False Claims Act Suit for Alleged Evasion of Customs Duties

The Department of Justice announced Monday that University Furnishings LP and its general partner, Freedom Furniture Group Inc. (collectively University Furnishings) agreed to pay $15 million to resolve a lawsuit brought under the False Claims Act...

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Splint Supplier and Its President to Pay Over $10 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations

Maryland-based splint supplier Dynasplint Systems Inc., and its founder and president, George Hepburn, have agreed to pay approximately $10.3 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by improperly billing Medicare for...

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