Florida Man and Company Sentenced for Violating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and US Department of Commerce Denial Order
A Palm Beach County, Florida, man and company were sentenced for violating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), as well as the terms of a denial order issued by the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Georgia Hospital to Pay $20 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
The Medical Center of Central Georgia (MCCG) has agreed to pay $20 million to settle allegations that the hospital violated the False Claims Act by billing Medicare for more expensive inpatient services that should have been billed as less costly...
Ft. Hood Mom Pleads Guilty to Injury to a Child by Omission
In Waco, a 27-year-old mother living on Fort Hood pleaded guilty this afternoon to injury to a child by omission, announced Acting United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr. and Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs of the FBI’s San Antonio...
Prison Tax Fraud Ringleader Pleads Guilty to Filing False Claims for Federal Tax Returns
Edwin Ludwig IV, 34, currently an inmate in an Oklahoma state prison, pleaded guilty on April 22 to one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States and two counts of filing false claims for federal tax refunds, United States Attorney Benjamin...
Guatemalan Woman Extradited to the United States to Face Human Smuggling Charges
A Guatemalan national appeared in federal court in the Southern District of Texas, after being extradited to the United States from Guatemala to face criminal charges for her role in smuggling undocumented migrants to the United States for profit,...
Justice for Victims: Restitution Ordered in Decade-Long Ponzi Scheme
Louisiana Doctor Pleads Guilty to Health Care Fraud Charges for Writing False Home Health Certifications in $56 Million Fraud Scheme
A Louisiana doctor pleaded guilty to federal health care fraud charges on April 23, admitting that he wrote false home health care certifications that were used in a multi-million dollar Medicare fraud scheme.
Two Northern California Real Estate Investors Agree to Plead Guilty to Bid Rigging and Fraud Conspiracies at Public Foreclosure Auctions
Two Northern California real estate investors have agreed to plead guilty for their role in bid rigging and fraud conspiracies at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Northern California, the Department of Justice announced.
