Florida Hospital District Agrees to Pay United States $69.5 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
North Broward Hospital District, a special taxing district of the state of Florida that operates hospitals and other health care facilities in the Broward County, Florida, area, has agreed to pay the United States $69.5 million to settle allegations...
Tennessee Woman Pleads Guilty to Filing False Tax Claim
A Nashville, Tennessee, resident pleaded guilty to filing a false claim with the U.S. government, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney David Rivera of the Middle...
Louisiana Resident Sentenced for Role in Stolen Identity Tax Fraud Scheme
A resident of Hammond, Louisiana, was sentenced Tuesday to serve 33 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release for his role in a triple-object conspiracy to defraud the United States, to commit theft of public money, and mail...
Former FBI Special Agent Sentenced to Five Years in Bribery Scheme
A former FBI special agent was sentenced Monday to serve five years in prison, to be served consecutively with a 10 year federal sentence imposed on him previously in the District of Utah, for accepting and soliciting bribes in exchange for providing...
Two Foreign Nationals Indicted on Federal Fraud Charges for Swindling Senior Citizens in $10 Million Telemarketing Scam
Two foreign nationals have been indicted on federal fraud charges for running a $10 million telemarketing scam that targeted elderly investors in the United States.
Former Independence, Missouri Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Federal Civil Rights Charge
Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Vanita Gupta, head of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and U.S. Attorney Tammy Dickinson of the Western District of Missouri announced that former Independence, Missouri, police officer Timothy...
Two Contractors and One Former Civilian Employee Sentenced in Bribery Scheme at Georgia Military Base
A former civilian employee and a former contractor of the Marine Corps Logistics Base (MCLB) in Albany, Georgia, as well as one outside contractor were sentenced Thursday to prison terms for bribery and fraud arising from their handling of military...
Owner of Dietary Supplement Company Sentenced to Prison for Multimillion-Dollar Scheme to Adulterate Dietary Supplements
The owner and president of a dietary supplement manufacturing company in Flanders, New Jersey, was sentenced to prison Wednesday for the sale of diluted and adulterated dietary ingredients and supplements, the Department of Justice announced.
