Politics

Former Arkansas State Senator and Consultant Convicted for Bribery Scheme

A former Arkansas State Senator and an Arkansas consultant have been convicted for a bribery scheme in which state funds were directed to non-profit entities in exchange for kickbacks funneled through the consultant’s business, announced Acting...

Resort Operator Pleads Guilty to Filing a False Tax Return

A Scottsdale, Arizona man, who formerly resided in Pagosa Springs, Colorado, pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado to filing a false tax return, on May 2, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E...

Honduran Man Indicted for Conspiring to Launder Over $1 Million in Bribes and Funds Misappropriated from the Honduran Social Security Agency

A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Louisiana has returned a 12-count indictment charging Carlos Alberto Zelaya Rojas with money laundering violations, impairing the court’s jurisdiction over property subject to forfeiture, impeding an...

Maryland Chiropractor Sentenced To Prison For Filing False Tax Returns And Obstructing IRS

A former Salisbury, Maryland chiropractor was sentenced to 15 months in prison for filing fraudulent income tax returns and attempting to obstruct the internal revenue laws, on May 1, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E....

Former Arkansas State Senator and Representative Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy and Bribery

Former Arkansas State Senator and State Representative Henry (Hank) Wilkins IV, on April 30, pleaded guilty to conspiring to accept over $80,000 in bribes in exchange for influencing Arkansas state legislation and transactions, including steering...

Nevada Lawyer Sentenced To Prison For Filing False Tax Returns

A Reno, Nevada attorney was sentenced to 25 months in prison for filing false federal income tax returns, on April 30, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman and U.S. Attorney Dayle Elieson for the District of...

Tennessee Physician agrees to pay nearly $200,000 to government for kickback scheme

Dr. Brenna Green, of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, has settled with the United States Government for her role in a kickback scheme that included West Virginia physicians, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.

Owner of Florida Pharmacy Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for $100 Million Compounding Pharmacy Fraud Scheme

The president and owner of a Florida pharmacy that was at the center of a massive compounding pharmacy fraud scheme, which impacted private insurance companies, Medicare and TRICARE, was sentenced to 180 months in prison and ordered to pay $54 million...