Politics

Ambulance Company Manager Sentenced to 78 Months in Prison for $5.5 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme

The general manager of a Southern California ambulance company was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison for his role in a $5.5 million scheme to defraud the Medicare program on February 9.

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Service Members to Receive Over $123 Million for Unlawful Foreclosures Under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act

On February 9, the Justice Department announced that under its settlements with five of the nation’s largest mortgage servicers, 952 service members and their co-borrowers are eligible to receive over $123 million for non-judicial foreclosures that...

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Federal Court Bars Two Managers of Florida Tax Preparation Stores from Owning a Tax Return Preparation Business and Preparing Tax Returns for Others

A federal court in Orlando, Florida, has permanently barred two managers of tax preparation stores in Florida from preparing tax returns for others and from owning or operating a tax return preparation business, the Justice Department announced on...

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United States Settles False Claims Act Suit Against Good Shepherd Hospice Inc. and Related Entities

On February 6, Good Shepherd Hospice Inc., Good Shepherd Hospice of Mid America Inc., Good Shepherd Hospice, Wichita, L.L.C., Good Shepherd Hospice, Springfield, L.L.C., and Good Shepherd Hospice – Dallas L.L.C. (collectively Good Shepherd) agreed to...

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Medtronic Inc. to Pay $2.8 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Related to "SubQ Stimulation" Procedures

Medical device manufacturer Medtronic Inc. has agreed to pay the United States $2.8 million to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act that Medtronic caused certain physicians to submit false claims to federal health care programs for a medical...

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California Man Who Fraudulently Obtained and Sold Computers Destined for Schools and Non-Profits Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison

A Palmdale, California resident who defrauded a federal government program designed to provide computers to needy schools and non-profits was sentenced on February 5 in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 10 years in prison for wire fraud, aggravated...

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Former University of Kentucky Professor Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud

Dongping “Daniel” Tao, a former mining engineering professor at the University of Kentucky, admitted in federal court that he defrauded the University out of tens of thousands of dollars, in items and services on February 05.

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Minnesota-Based ev3 to Pay United States $1.25 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations

Medical device manufacturer ev3 Inc., formerly known as Fox Hollow Technologies Inc., has agreed to pay the United States $1.25 million to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act that Fox Hollow caused certain hospitals to submit false claims...

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