Politics

Former Military Contractor Sentenced to 54 Months in Prison for Paying Bribe to Army Officer During Iraq War

A former military contractor who ran two Kuwaiti companies during the Iraq War was sentenced to 54 months in prison for paying a $15,000 bribe to a lieutenant in the Army National Guard in exchange for the award of a contract. Assistant Attorney...

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Former President of Townsend Controls Inc. Sentenced to Prison for Failing to Pay Over $3.3 Million in Federal Employment Taxes and Interest

A Burbank, Washington, Tuesday businesswoman was sentenced to serve more than three years in prison following her February 2015 conviction of 10 counts of failing to pay over federal employment taxes to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) after a five-...

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United States Sues Estate and Trusts of Deceased Man for False Claim to U.S. Treasury to Obtain $17.3 Million Investment in Arkansas Bank

The United States has sued the estate and trusts of the late Layton P. Stuart, former owner and president of One Financial Corporation, and its wholly-owned subsidiary, One Bank & Trust N.A., both based in Little Rock, Arkansas, alleging that...

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Kentucky Doctor Sentenced to Prison for Tax Fraud for Claiming Millions in Fraudulent Business Expenses

A London, Kentucky, doctor was sentenced Tuesday to federal prison in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky in London for filing false federal income tax returns that claimed millions in fictitious business expenses, announced...

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LB&B Associates Inc. Agrees to Pay $7.8 Million for Alleged False Claims Related to Small Business Administration Set Aside Contracts

LB&B Associates Inc. and its principals, Lily A. Brandon and F. Edward Brandon, have agreed to pay the government $7.8 million to resolve allegations that they made false statements to obtain contracts through the Small Business Administration’s (...

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AstraZeneca and Cephalon to Pay $46.5 Million and $7.5 Million, Respectively, for Allegedly Underpaying Rebates Owed Under Medicaid Drug Rebate Program

AstraZeneca LP has agreed to pay the United States and participating states a total of $46.5 million, plus interest, to resolve allegations that it knowingly underpaid rebates owed under the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program, the Justice Department...

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Two Louisiana Residents Plead Guilty in Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Scheme

Two residents of Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, pleaded guilty Thursday to multiple criminal charges for their involvement in a stolen identity tax refund fraud scheme, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice...

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Army Sergeant Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy in Afghanistan Bribery Scheme

A Fort Campbell Army Sergeant pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiracy to commit bribery in connection with contracting for supplies while serving in Afghanistan.

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