Former Owner of Ohio Gambling Supplies Store Sentenced to Prison for Running Illegal Gambling Operation, Tax Fraud and Witness Tampering
The former co-owner of R&J Partnership Ltd., doing business as Reece’s Las Vegas Supply (RLVS), a gambling supplies store located in Dayton, Ohio, was sentenced Thursday to serve two and one-half years in prison, announced Acting Assistant...
Alabama Woman Sentenced to more than 12 Years in Prison for Leading $4 Million Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Ring
A Phenix City, Alabama, resident was sentenced to serve more than 12 years in prison for leading a multi-million dollar stolen identity theft ring, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax...
Owners of Orlando Health Care Clinic Plead Guilty to Engaging in $2.5 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
Husband and wife owners of an Orlando health care clinic pleaded guilty Wednesday to engaging in a $2.5 million health care fraud scheme.
For-Profit Education Company to Pay $13 Million to Resolve Several Cases Alleging Submission of False Claims for Federal Student Aid
Education Affiliates (EA), a for-profit education company based in White Marsh, Maryland, has agreed to pay $13 million to the United States to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by submitting false claims to the Department of...
DaVita to Pay $450 Million to Resolve Allegations That it Sought Reimbursement for Unnecessary Drug Wastage
DaVita Healthcare Partners, Inc., the largest provider of dialysis services in the United States, has agreed to pay $450 million to resolve claims that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly creating unnecessary waste in administering the drugs...
Two Louisiana Residents Plead Guilty in Stolen Identity Tax Fraud Scheme
Two residents of Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, Tuesday pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States and to commit theft of public money and mail fraud, with one defendant also pleading guilty to aggravated identity theft,...
Former New Hampshire Construction Company Owner Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion
A Hill, New Hampshire, man pleaded Tuesday guilty to three counts of tax evasion in the U.S. District Court in the District of New Hampshire, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and...
Arkansas Chiropractor Pleads Guilty to Federal Tax Crime
An Arkansas chiropractor pleaded guilty on June 22 in the U.S. District Court in the Western District of Arkansas to corruptly endeavoring to obstruct and impede the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline...
