Nine Defendants, Including Two Owners of a Home Health Care Agency and Two Physicians, Indicted for Allegedly Paying and Receiving Kickbacks for Medicare Patient Referrals
Two owners of a home health care agency in suburban Skokie and two physicians were among nine defendants indicted on federal charges for paying and receiving kickbacks in exchange for the referral of Medicare patients for home health care services,...
East Haven Police Sergeant Pleads Guilty to Federal Civil Rights Charge
David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Mary Galligan, Acting Assistant Director in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced that East Haven Police Sergeant JOHN MILLER, 43, pleaded guilty on Sep. 21...
Bank Employee Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement
U.S. Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that Lona Mahon, age 61, of Sioux Falls, appeared before Chief U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier on September 21, 2012, and pled guilty to an indictment that charged her with embezzlement.
Massachusetts Tax Fraud Promoter Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Obstruct and Impede the Irs
A federal judge in Worcester, Mass., sentenced Catherine June Floyd today to 60 months in prison for conspiring to defraud the United States and for obstructing the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the Justice Department and IRS announced. U.S....
Alcatel-lucent Subsidiary Agrees to Pay U.S. $4.2 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
An Alcatel-Lucent subsidiary, Lucent Technologies World Services Inc. (LTWSI), has agreed to pay the United States $4.2 million to settle False Claims Act allegations that it submitted misleading testing certifications to the Army in connection with...
Leading Guantanamo Lawyers Welcome Partial Disclosure of Cleared Prisoners
In response to the Department of Justice’s release of the identities of 55 of the 86 Guantanamo prisoners who have been approved for transfer, Center for Constitutional Rights Executive Director Vincent Warren issued the following statement:
Former Chief Financial Officer of Black River Area Development Corporation Pleads Guilty to Mail Fraud
Christopher R. Thyer, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, announced today the waiver of indictment and plea of guilty to a felony information by Debra Shannon, age 56, of Pocahontas, Arkansas. The information, which was filed...
Online Poker Executive Pleads Guilty in Manhattan Federal Court to Money Laundering, Bank Fraud, and Internet Gambling Offenses
Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that Nelson Burtnick, who previously served as director of payments for Pokerstars and Full Tilt Poker, pled guilty in Manhattan federal court to...
