Politics

Los Angeles-Area Doctor and Patient Recruiter Plead Guilty to Participating in a Power Wheelchair Scheme That Defrauded Medicare of Over $10.1 Million

A Los Angeles-area doctor and a patient recruiter pleaded guilty for their roles in a power wheelchair fraud scheme that defrauded Medicare of over $10.1 million.

Former New Jersey Turnpike Authority Manager Charged with Stealing More Than $120,000

A former claims manager for the New Jersey Turnpike Authority was arrested for allegedly stealing more than $120,000 from the authority, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.

Former KPMG Partner Scott London Pleads Guilty in Insider Trading Scheme

Former KPMG partner Scott London pleaded guilty this morning to a federal charge of securities fraud through insider trading.

Jersey City Contractor Pleads Guilty to Bribing a VA Official

A Jersey City, New Jersey contractor admitted that he bribed a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) official so that two companies with which he was affiliated could obtain favorable treatment from the VA, U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman announced.

Landmark $1.2 Million Fee Settlement in Immigration Policy FOIA Case
Former Officers of American Mortgage Specialists Inc. Sentenced for $28 Million Fraud Against BNC National Bank

Scott N. Powers, the former CEO of Arizona-based mortgage loan originator American Mortgage Specialists Inc. (AMS), and David McMaster, a former officer of AMS, were sentenced to serve 96 and 188 months in prison, respectively, for their roles in a $...

Executives from Miami-Area Mental Health Care Hospital Convicted for Participating in $70 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme

A federal jury convicted four individuals for their participation in a Medicare fraud scheme involving nearly $70 million in fraudulent billings by Hollywood Pavilion (HP), a mental health care hospital.

Former CEO of London-Based Company Sentenced to 41 Months in Prison in $2.1 Million Fraud Scheme

Kevin Richard Halligen, 51, an Irish citizen, was sentenced to 41 months in prison for carrying out a scheme in which he defrauded $2.1 million from a Netherlands-based commodities trading company, announced U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen, Jr. and...