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UK urges crackdown on ‘free movement of criminals’

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Ambulance Company, Owners, and Manager Plead Guilty in Health Care Fraud Scheme and Paying Kickbacks

Life Support Corporation, formerly located in Feasterville-Trevose, PA, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud. In separate hearings, the company owners, Nazariy Kmet, 35, of Jamison, PA, and Bogdan Kmet, 30, Warminster...

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Biotronik Inc. to Pay $4.9 Million to Resolve Claims that Company Paid Kickbacks to Physicians

Biotronik Inc. of Lake Oswego, Oregon, has agreed to pay the United States $4.9 million to resolve allegations made under the False Claims Act that the company made various improper payments to induce physicians to use devices that it manufactured and...

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Detroit-Area Man Arrested in Connection with Home Health Care Fraud Scheme

Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade of the Eastern District of Michigan, Special Agent in Charge Paul M. Abbate of the FBI’s Detroit Field Office and Special...

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Owner and Administrator of Two Miami Home Health Companies Sentenced to 80 Months in Prison for $74 Million Fraud Scheme

The owner and administrator of two Miami home health care companies was sentenced to serve 80 months in prison for her participation in a $74 million Medicare fraud scheme.

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Washington Political Consultant Pleads Guilty in Fraud and Corruption Scheme

Political consultant Thomas Lindenfeld, 59, of Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania to conspiracy to commit wire fraud for his role in a fraud and corruption scheme related to illegal campaign contributions.

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Owner and Patient Recruiter Sentenced to Prison for Their Roles in $258.5 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme

An owner and operator of two community mental health centers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and a patient recruiter for a community mental health center in Houston, Texas, were sentenced to prison for their involvement in a $258.5 million Medicare fraud...

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Hitachi Metals Ltd. Agrees to Plead Guilty for Fixing Prices and Rigging Bids on Automobile Parts Installed in U.S. Cars

Hitachi Metals Ltd., an automotive parts manufacturer based in Tokyo, Japan, and successor in interest to Hitachi Cable Ltd. (collectively Hitachi), has agreed to plead guilty and to pay a $1.25 million criminal fine for its role in a conspiracy to...

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