Politics

Operators of Louisiana Home Health Company Sentenced in $17.1 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme

The owner of South Louisiana Home Health Care Inc. and the director of nursing for the Louisiana home health agency were sentenced for their roles in a Medicare fraud scheme involving the payment of kickbacks and the falsification of documents.

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Atlanta Attorney Admits Stealing More Than $300,000 from Law Firm Clients

Thomas Dickson has pleaded guilty to defrauding more than 50 clients out of funds that were deposited into his law firm’s trust account.

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Former Congressman Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Conspiring to Defraud Campaign

Former Congressman Jesse L. Jackson, Jr., 48, was sentenced in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to 30 months in prison for conspiring to defraud his re-election campaigns of about $750,000 in funds that were used to pay for...

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Justice Department Announces Charges Filed Against Two Derivatives Traders in Connection with Multi-Billion Dollar Trading Loss at JPMorgan Chase & Company

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara and Assistant Director-in-Charge of the FBI’s New York Field Office George Venizelos announced the unsealing of criminal complaints against Javier...

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Kentucky Resident Charged with Tax Evasion and Other Tax Fraud Charges

Kathryn Keneally, Assistant Attorney General of the Justice Department’s Tax Division, and Kerry B. Harvey, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, jointly announced that James S. Faller II, of Russell Springs, Ky., was indicted by a...

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Former Loan Officer Pleads Guilty to Stealing $400,000 from Victims in Investment Fraud Scheme

A former loan officer from Henderson, Nevada, who convinced over 30 victims to give him money for a high yield investment scheme involving the foreign currency exchange market, has pleaded guilty to federal fraud and money laundering charges,...

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Former Owner of Liquor Store Pleads Guilty to Tax Crime and Selling Cutting Agents to Local Drug Dealers

Southfield, Mich., resident Bashar Saroki pleaded guilty to filing a false tax return and selling drug paraphernalia, the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced.

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Health Care Clinic Owners Plead Guilty in Miami for Roles in $8 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
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