Politics

Ogdensburg Orthodontist Sentenced to 97 Months’ Imprisonment for Attempting to Defraud the IRS of $36 Million

Glenn Richard Unger, 62, of Ogdensburg, New York, was sentenced to 97 months’ imprisonment by Senior U.S. District Judge Thomas J. McAvoy and ordered to pay $200,000 in restitution, announced Richard S. Hartunian, United States Attorney, Northern...

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Bay Area Man Pleads Guilty to Securities Fraud by Insider Trading in The Walt Disney Company’s Acquisition of Marvel Entertainment in August 2009

A San Francisco man who made approximately $192,000 in profits by purchasing Marvel Entertainment Inc. stock options immediately prior to its acquisition by The Walt Disney Company in August 2009 pleaded guilty this morning to a federal securities...

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Jury Convicts Former GMAC and Countrywide Loan Officer and Former New York Corrections Officer on Mortgage Fraud Charges

A federal jury has convicted two men for their roles in an extensive mortgage fraud scheme arising from the fraudulent purchases of more than 40 properties in New Haven, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman, District of New Jersey, announced.

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Owner, Manager, and Hospice Company Indicted for Committing Medicare Fraud

A federal grand jury in Oklahoma City has returned an indictment charging Paula Kluding, 38, from Chandler, Oklahoma; Patricia Carter, 42, from Tecumseh, Oklahoma; and Prairie View Hospic Inc. (Prairie View Hospice), an Oklahoma corporation located in...

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Two Former Corporate Executives of Samarion Inc. Charged with Securities Fraud and Conspiracy to Defraud Investors

Mark E. Rodgers, 51, of Houston, Texas, the former chief executive officer of Samarion Solutions Inc., and Samer N’ser, 52, of Ridgeland, Mississippi, the former chief technology officer of Samarion Inc., have been charged with one count of conspiracy...

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Former Certified Nursing Assistant and Co-Conspirators Sentenced to Prison for Identity Theft Tax Scheme

Kimberly Banks, Donalene Mosley and Arneshia Austin were sentenced in Albany, Ga., to serve 192 months, 37 months and 21 months in prison, respectively, for crimes relating to filing fraudulent income tax returns using stolen identities, announced...

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Navy Petty Officer Based in Japan Charged in International Bribery Scandal

A fourth U.S. Navy official has been charged in a complaint unsealed with accepting cash, luxury travel and consumer electronics from a foreign defense contractor in exchange for classified and internal U.S. Navy information.

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Tennessee Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Agrees to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations for $9.25 Million

The Department of Justice announced that CRC Health Corp. (CRC) has agreed to pay $9.25 million to the federal government and the State of Tennessee to settle allegations that CRC knowingly submitted false claims by providing substandard treatment to...

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