Florida Salesman Sentenced to Prison for Tax Evasion
A Fort Lauderdale, Florida, resident was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison for tax evasion, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division.
Former Compliance Officer for National Labor Relations Board Pleads Guilty to Stealing More Than $400,000 from Agency
Hector Martinez, a former compliance officer with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), on August 21st, pled guilty to federal charges stemming from a scheme in which he stole more than $400,000 from the agency.
Two Men Plead Guilty In $25 Million Healthcare Fraud Conspiracy Targeting New Jersey Health Benefits Programs
On Augusts 17th, two men admitted defrauding New Jersey state health benefits programs and other insurers out of $25 million by submitting fraudulent claims for medically unnecessary prescriptions, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick and New...
Mylan Agrees to Pay $465 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Liability for Underpaying EpiPen Rebates
Pharmaceutical companies Mylan Inc. and Mylan Specialty L.P. have agreed to pay $465 million to resolve claims that they violated the False Claims Act by knowingly misclassifying EpiPen as a generic drug to avoid paying rebates owed primarily to...
Virginia Couple Pleaded Guilty to Tax Fraud and Structuring More Than $475,000
A Concord, Virginia, couple pleaded guilty to tax and currency structuring charges, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Rick A. Mountcastle for the...
North Carolina Resident Pleads Guilty to Tax and Bankruptcy Fraud
A Greensboro, North Carolina, resident pleaded guilty to corruptly endeavoring to obstruct and impede the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), filing a fraudulent tax return and bankruptcy fraud, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M...
Defense Contractor Agrees to Pay $9.2 Million to Settle False Billing Allegations
Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc. (HII), a publicly traded company headquartered in Newport, Virginia, has agreed to a $9.2 million settlement of allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly overbilling the government for labor on U...
Virginia Business Owners Charged with Tax Evasion
A federal grand jury in the Western District of Virginia returned an indictment charging two business owners with tax evasion and conspiring to structure currency transactions, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of...
