Justice Department Recovers Over $4.7 Billion From False Claims Act Cases in Fiscal Year 2016
The Department of Justice obtained more than $4.7 billion in settlements and judgments from civil cases involving fraud and false claims against the government in fiscal year 2016 ending Sept. 30, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Benjamin C...
Justice Department Collects More Than $15.3 Billion in Civil and Criminal Cases in Fiscal Year 2016
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch announced on December 14, that the Justice Department collected more than $15.3 billion in civil and criminal actions in fiscal year (FY) 2016 ending Sept. 30, 2016. The $15,380,130,434 in collections in FY 2016...
Former Guinean Minister of Mines Charged with Receiving and Laundering $8.5 Million in Bribes from Chinese Companies
The former Minister of Mines and Geology of the Republic of Guinea was arrested and charged on December 13 with laundering proceeds from bribes that he allegedly received from two Chinese companies that are part of a Chinese conglomerate in exchange...
Former Resident of Nevada and Montana Pleads Guilty to Corruptly Interfering with the Tax Laws
A former resident of Montana and Nevada pleaded on December 13 guilty to one count of corruptly interfering with the administration of the internal revenue laws, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo, head of the...
Maryland Man Indicted for Conspiracy to File False Claims, Wire Fraud, Aggravated Identity Theft and False Personation
A federal grand jury sitting in Washington D.C. returned an indictment on Dec. 7, which was unsealed on December 12, charging a Maryland resident with conspiracy to file false claims, wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and false personation,...
California Man Pleads Guilty to Perpetrating Trademark Scam and Money Laundering
A Southern California man who masterminded a $1.66 million mass-mailing scam targeting trademark applicants pleaded guilty to charges of mail fraud and money laundering and his associate pleaded guilty to helping launder the scam’s proceeds, on...
Georgia Bank Teller Sentenced to Prison for Cashing Fraudulently Obtained Income Tax Refund Checks
A Columbus, on December 8, Georgia resident was sentenced to 37 months in prison for her role in a stolen identity refund fraud scheme, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo, head of the Justice Department’s Tax...
Louisiana Criminal Defense Attorney Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion
A Louisiana criminal defense attorney on December 7 pleaded guilty to tax evasion, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo, head of the Justice Department’s Tax Division.
