Politics

Former CPA Sentenced in Mortgage Fraud Investigation

John W. Vaudreuil, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that P. Edwin Gray, 59, Oregon, Wisconsin, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Barbara B. Crabb to three years’ probation and ordered to pay $336,100...

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Westminster Woman Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison for Her Involvement in a $1.7 Million Real Estate Scheme

Kathy J. Mascarenas, aka Kathy Oliver, 53, of Westminster, Colorado, was sentenced late last week by U.S. District Court Judge Blackburn to serve 24 months in federal prison for wire fraud, U.S. Attorney John Walsh, FBI Special Agent in Charge James...

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Detroit Area Physician, Home Health Agency Owner and Patient Recruiter Convicted in $14.5 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme

On Friday a federal jury in Detroit convicted a physician, a home health agency owner and a patient recruiter for their participation in a $14.5 million Medicare fraud scheme, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice...

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Miami Area Assisted Living Facility Owners Plead Guilty for Roles in $63 Million Fraud Scheme

On Friday two owners of Miami area assisted living facilities (ALF) pleaded guilty in connection with a health care fraud scheme involving defunct Miami area health provider Health Care Solutions Network Inc. (HCSN), announced Assistant Attorney...

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Leader of $100 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme Pleads Guilty in Manhattan Federal Court to Racketeering and Other Crimes

Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, on Friday announced that DAVIT MIRZOYAN pled guilty in Manhattan federal court to racketeering and other crimes in connection with his involvement in an Armenian-...

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Husband, Wife, and Former Police Officer Sentenced for Their Participation in Large-Scale Mortgage Fraud Scheme

U.S. District Court Judge Elizabeth A. Kovachevich sentenced George Cavallo (47, Kirkland, Washington), his wife, Paula Hornberger (41, Kirkland, Washington), and Joel Streinz (54, Nokomis), a former police officer to federal prison terms for their...

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Owner of Temporary Labor Firm Sentenced to 21 Months in Prison in Connection with Bribery Scheme

The operator of a Philadelphia-based temporary labor firm was sentenced on Friday to 21 months in prison for bribing a senior state labor department official, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.

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Ohio Insurance Salesman Pleads Guilty to Tax Obstruction and Currency Structuring

William R. Herder of Bellville, Ohio, pleaded guilty on thursday to corruptly endeavoring to obstruct the administration of the tax laws and currency structuring, Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department’s Tax Division Kathryn Keneally, U...

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