Adventist Healthcare Agrees to Pay $115 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
Adventist Healthcare has agreed to pay the United States $115 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by maintaining improper compensation arrangements with referring physicians and by miscoding claims, the Justice...
Former Navy Noncommissioned Officer Pleads Guilty to Accepting Bribes While Serving in Afghanistan
A former Navy noncommissioned officer pleaded guilty on Friday to accepting approximately $25,000 in cash bribes from vendors while he served in Afghanistan.
Leader of International Counterfeit Currency Ring Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison
Itzhak Loz, 48, of Rishon Le Zion, Israel, the leader of an international counterfeit currency ring responsible for over $70 million in counterfeit U.S. currency, was sentenced on September 18 to 180 months in prison for leading a RICO conspiracy...
Preparing for the Pope: FBI Part of Well-Rehearsed Security Effort
Pope Francis’ visit to three major metropolitan areas during his first visit to the United States presents special security challenges. But federal agencies—working closely with state and local law enforcement—have a well-rehearsed template to follow...
Former County Chief Deputy Auditor Convicted of Embezzling Government Funds, Tax Fraud and Wire Fraud
A former chief deputy auditor for LaPorte County, Indiana, was convicted Thursday by a federal jury in the Northern District of Indiana of embezzling over $150,000 from the LaPorte County government, tax fraud and defrauding her elderly father-in-law...
Colorado Tax Evader Convicted of Tax Crimes for Failing to Disclose More than $2 Million in Income to the IRS
A federal jury sitting in Denver convicted a Grand Junction, Colorado, man of two counts of tax evasion on September 16, three counts of willful failure to file an individual federal income tax return and three counts of willful failure to file a...
Broker-Dealer Admits Role in Scheme to Trade on Inside Information Stolen from Prominent Law Firm
A broker-dealer admitted Wednesday to participating in a five-year insider trading scheme that relied on information stolen from a prominent, international law firm, yielding net profits of more than $5.6 million, announced U.S. Attorney Paul J....
U.S. Federal Inmates in Wayne County Charged with Assaults with a Dangerous Weapon
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that late Sept. 15 a federal grand jury in Scranton indicted five federal inmates at the United States Penitentiary Canaan (“USP Canaan”), in Waymart, Pennsylvania,...
