Politics

Michigan Home Health Agency Owner Pleads Guilty in $22 Million Medicare Fraud Conspiracy

A former owner and manager of two Detroit-area home health care agencies has pleaded guilty in federal court for his role in a $22 million Medicare fraud conspiracy.

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Manager of Three Los Angeles Medical Clinics Indicted in $4 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme

An indictment was unsealed charging two managers and operators of three Los Angeles medical clinics with Medicare fraud and conspiracy to pay illegal kickbacks for medical procedures that were never actually provided.

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Mississippi Man Pleads Guilty to Paying Bribes to Employees at Military Base for Freight Business

A former driver for a national trucking company pleaded guilty to bribery charges, admitting that he bribed employees in the Traffic Office at the Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany (MCLB-Albany) in order to obtain lucrative freight hauling business,...

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Justice Department Sues Three Owners of Memphis-Area Tax Return Preparation Stores

The United States filed a civil injunction suit in Memphis, Tennessee, to bar three individuals from owning or operating a tax return preparation business or preparing tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced.

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Two Michigan Men Sentenced to Prison for Filing False Claims Against Internal Revenue Service

Two Detroit area men were sentenced in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan for conspiracy and filing $3.4 million in false claims against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the Justice Department and IRS announced.

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Former Deputy Director of the Largest State Agency in Arkansas Pleads Guilty to Bribery Scheme

A former deputy director of the Arkansas Department of Human Services (ADHS), a multi-billion dollar state agency, pleaded guilty for providing official assistance in exchange for bribes from the owner of two mental health companies.

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Alabama Tax Return Preparer Sentenced to Jail for Preparing False Tax Returns for Clients

An Alabama tax return preparer was sentenced to serve 36 months in prison for aiding in the preparation of false tax returns, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced.

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Former Alabama State Employee Pleads Guilty to Stealing Identities from State Databases Used to Request over $7 Million in Tax Refunds

Tamika Floyd pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States and one count of aggravated identity theft for her involvement in a Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Scheme (SIRF), announced Deputy Assistant Attorney General Ronald A....

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