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Virginia Man Convicted of Tax Crimes
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Ex-Member of Santa Fe Springs City Council Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Taking $10,000 in Bribes from Pot Store Operator

A man who was a member of the Santa Fe Springs City Council was sentenced on Monday to two years in federal prison for taking $10,000 in bribes from the operator of a marijuana store who wanted to influence the city to allow his store to stay open.

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Owner of Miami Assisted Living Facility Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison for Role in Medicare Fraud Conspiracy

The owner of a Miami-Dade County assisted living facility (ALF) was sentenced on Monday to 15 months in prison for her role in a kickback scheme that funneled ALF patients to fraudulent mental health providers American Therapeutic Corporation (ATC)...

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Two Women Sentenced to Prison for Health Care Fraud Conspiracy, Illegal Kickbacks, and Forged Prescriptions for Controlled Substances

A Rowan County woman and her Mecklenburg County co-conspirator were sentenced to prison on Friday, November 2, 2012, in U.S. District Court for their role in a scheme to defraud Medicare and Medicaid and related offenses, announced Anne M. Tompkins, U...

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Missouri Hospital System Agrees to Pay $9.3 Million to Resolve False Claims Act and Stark Law Violations

Freeman Health System, a health care provider and hospital system located in Joplin, Missouri, has agreed to pay $9,316,139 to resolve allegations that it violated the Stark Law and the False Claims Act by knowingly providing incentive pay to...

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Ellicott City Title Agent Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Stealing Over $684,283 from Mortgage Escrows

U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander sentenced Sandy P. Kim, age 43, of Ellicott City, Maryland,on Friday to two years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for wire fraud. Judge Hollander also entered an order that Kim forfeit $...

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Middlebury Man Admits Role in Illegal Campaign Contribution Scheme

David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that David Moffa, 53, of Middlebury,the Friday pleaded guilty United States District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to a federal conspiracy charge stemming from a...

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Owner of Tax Preparation Firm Operating in Alabama and Georgia Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Filing False Returns

Bruce King, the owner and operator of Premier Tax, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of conspiring to defraud the United States and filing false tax returns, on Friday the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced ....

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