Tilghman Island Fisherman Sentenced to Prison for Illegal Fish Harvesting in the Chesapeake Bay
U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced Michael D. Hayden, 43, of Tilghman Island, Maryland, on February 27 to 18 months in prison to be followed by six months of home detention and three years of supervised release for conspiring to violate...
Two Miami Tax Preparers and Client Sentenced in Fraudulent Refund Scheme
Three Miami residents were sentenced for their roles in a tax refund scheme, announced U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer of the Southern District of Florida, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax...
MetLife Home Loans LLC, Successor to MetLife Bank N.A., to Pay $123.5 Million to Resolve Alleged Federal Housing Administration Mortgage Lending Violations
MetLife Home Loans LLC has agreed to pay the United States $123.5 million to resolve allegations that MetLife Bank N.A. (MetLife Bank) violated the False Claims Act by knowingly originating and underwriting mortgage loans insured by the U.S....
Former Mayor of Río Grande, Puerto Rico, Sentenced to 64 Months in Prison for Bribery
The former mayor of the municipality of Río Grande, Puerto Rico, was sentenced Wednesday to 64 months in prison and ordered to forfeit $39,000 for soliciting and receiving cash bribes from a contractor who sought construction inspection contracts with...
Superseding Indictment Charges Two Brothers with Filing 30 Fraudulent Tax Returns Seeking Refunds of More Than $200 Million
A federal grand jury has returned a superseding indictment against two brothers late on February 23, adding conspiracy to commit wire fraud, mail fraud, aggravated identity theft and money laundering charges arising from a scheme in which they filed...
Former Owner of Durable Medical Equipment Company Pleads Guilty in $5 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
A Miami man pleaded guilty to health care fraud charges in connection with a $5 million scheme to defraud Medicare on February 24.
Georgia Couple Found Guilty of Tax Fraud
A Milledgeville, Georgia, couple were found guilty of tax fraud following a three-day jury trial for skimming more than $1.5 million in cash from their business without disclosing the income, the Department of Justice announced.
Two Florida Couples Agree to Pay $1.13 Million to Resolve Allegations that They Accepted Kickbacks in Exchange for Home Health Care Referrals
Two South Florida medical doctors and their wives have agreed to settle allegations that they violated the False Claims Act when their wives accepted sham marketer salaries in exchange for their husbands’ referrals to a home health care company called...
