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United Nations News Centre with breaking news from the UN News Service ICC Prosecutor withdraws charges related to 2007 election against senior Kenyan official

Initial appearance of Francis Muthaura (right) and Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta before the...

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Tennessee-Based Therapy Providers to Pay $2.7 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations

The Justice Department announced on last Friday that Chattanooga, Tenn., based nursing home manager Grace Healthcare LLC and its affiliate Grace Ancillary Services LLC (collectively, Grace) have agreed to pay $2.7 million, plus interest, to resolve...

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Former Executive Director of La Posta Gaming Commission Admits Embezzling Funds from Tribe

United States Attorney Laura E. Duffy announced that Troy Teague, former executive director of the La Posta Gaming Commission (the “commission”) pled guilty on Friday in front of Magistrate Judge Jan Adler to embezzling $57,000 from the La Posta Band...

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Alabama Corrections Officer and Former Corrections Officer Indicted for Stolen Identity Tax Refund Fraud

A 29-count indictment was unsealed on Friday in Montgomery, Ala., charging Bryant Thompson, an Alabama corrections officer, and Quincy Walton, a former Alabama corrections officer, with federal tax crimes, the Justice Department and the Internal...

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Former Merrill Lynch Financial Advisor Sentenced in Florida for Embezzlement

James Ryan Lanier, 33, was sentenced to 106 months in federal prison for embezzling more than $800,000 from Merrill Lynch clients. The sentence was announced by Pamela C. Marsh, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.

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Second Defendant Pleads Guilty in Tax Rebate Scam

Last week for the second time , one of three individuals charged with conspiracy and fraud charges related to a scheme to profit from fraudulent United States Treasury checks has pleaded guilty in the United States District Court for the Western...

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New York-Based Corning Incorporated to Pay U.S. $5.65 Million to Resolve False Claims Allegations

Corning Incorporated has agreed to pay the U nited States $5.65 million to resolve claims that it knowingly presented false claims to the United States for laboratory research products sold to federal agencies through Corning’s Life Sciences division...

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CIA Contractors Settle False Claims Act and Kickback Allegations for $3 Million

The Justice Department announced on last Thursday that American Systems Corporation, Anixter International Inc., and Corning Cable Systems LLC have agreed to pay the U nited States $3 million to settle allegations that they violated the False Claims...

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