Politics

United States Government Sues Kellogg, Brown & Root Services Inc. and Two Foreign Companies for Kickbacks and False Claims Relating to Iraq Support Services Contract

The government has filed a complaint against Kellogg, Brown & Root Services Inc. (KBR) and Kuwaiti companies La Nouvelle General Trading & Contracting Co. (La Nouvelle) and First Kuwaiti Trading Co. (First Kuwaiti) for submitting false claims...

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Three Georgia Men Charged in Alleged Widespread Corruption Schemes at Local Military Base

Three Georgia men have been charged in a 51-count indictment for their alleged participation in fraud and corruption schemes at the Marine Corps Logistics Base (MCLB) in Albany, Ga., resulting in the loss of millions of dollars to the United States...

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Three Campaign Workers Charged with Buying Votes in a Donna, Texas School Board Election

A campaign worker was indicted by a federal grand jury in the Southern District of Texas for allegedly paying voters to vote in a Donna, Texas school board election. Two other campaign workers were indicted on similar charged last week for alleged...

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Florida Man Convicted of Tax Fraud

The Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that on Jan. 21, 2014, a federal jury in Palm Beach, Fla., convicted Paul F. Wrubleski, a resident of Weston, Fla., of one count of corruptly impeding the due administration of...

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Nationwide Contract Therapy Providers to Pay $30 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations

Contract therapy providers RehabCare Group Inc., RehabCare Group East Inc. and Rehab Systems of Missouri and management company Health Systems Inc. have agreed to pay $30 million to resolve claims that they violated the False Claims Act by engaging in...

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Former Executive Director of Taos County Housing Authority Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Conspiracy to Steal Federal Funds

A federal judge sentenced the former executive director of the Taos County Housing Authority (TCHA) and her husband to prison terms for conspiring to steal federal funds. The couple also was ordered jointly to pay $786,014.04 in restitution. Carmella...

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Check Casher Sentenced to Jail for Involvement in Fraudulent Tax Refund Scheme

David Haigler of Montgomery County, Ala., was sentenced to serve 37 months in federal prison for his involvement in a stolen identity tax refund fraud scheme, Assistant Attorney General Kathryn Keneally of the Justice Department's Tax Division, U.S....

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Former Portsmouth Sheriff’s Office Sergeant Sentenced for Conspiracy and Bribery

A former sergeant of the Portsmouth Sheriff’s Office (PSO) was sentenced to serve 15 months in prison for accepting bribes in exchange for favors and referrals.

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