Alabama Woman Pleads Guilty for Involvement in Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Ring
A Phenix City, Alabama, on June 1 resident pleaded guilty in the Middle District of Alabama for her role in a stolen identity refund fraud (SIRF) scheme, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department's Tax...
First Tennessee Bank N.A. Agrees to Pay $212.5 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Liability Arising from FHA-Insured Mortgage Lending
First Tennessee Bank N.A. has agreed to pay the United States $212.5 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly originating and underwriting mortgage loans insured by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban...
Two Wyoming Residents and One Arizona Resident Convicted of Tax Fraud and Obstruction of Justice
On May 28, a jury in the District of Wyoming convicted two Cheyenne, Wyoming, residents and a Sedona, Arizona, resident on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States and obstructing a grand jury investigation. The announcement was made by...
U.S. Travel Agent Scammed Marching Bands Out of Trips
Garden State Cardiovascular Specialists P.C. Agrees to Pay $3.6 Million for Allegedly Submitting False Claims to Federal Health Care Programs
Garden State Cardiovascular Specialists P.C. (Garden State), a cardiology practice which owns and operates several facilities in New Jersey under the name NJ MedCare/NJ Heart, has agreed to pay more than $3.6 million to resolve allegations that its...
Durable Medical Equipment Suppliers to Pay $7.5 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
Orbit Medical Inc. and Rehab Medical Inc. will pay $7.5 million to resolve allegations that Orbit submitted false claims to federal health care programs for power wheelchairs and accessories, the Justice Department announced Wednesday. Orbit Medical...
Former Short Sale Specialist Convicted of Mortgage and Tax Fraud
An Ashburn, Virginia resident was convicted Wednesday by a federal jury on 13 charges related to mortgage fraud, passing fictitious financial instruments, and tax fraud, the Department of Justice announced.
Utah Man Sentenced to Prison for Filing $1.5 Million in False Claims for Tax Refunds and Presenting Fictitious Financial Instruments to the U.S. Government
A Sandy, Utah, resident was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Salt Lake City on May 26, Utah, to serve two years in prison for tax evasion, filing false claims for federal income tax refunds, and filing fictitious financial obligations with the U.S...
