March 10, 2020

Upstate New York Businessman Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud, Pays More Than $700,000 to Resolve False Claims Act Liability

Daren Arakelian, age 52, of Rensselaer, New York, pled guilty today to wire fraud for a scheme to import Chinese goods into the United States and then causing his company, Great 4 Image, Inc., to deceptively market and sell those goods to federal agencies as U.S.-made. Arakelian has also agreed to pay $702,000, plus interest, to the United States to resolve his civil liability for his submission of false claims for payment to the federal government.

March 4, 2020

Lecanto Medical Biller Sentenced In Large Healthcare Fraud Scheme

Tampa, FL- U.S. District Judge Mary S. Scriven today sentenced Teresa Johnson (53, Lecanto) to five years' probation, with four months of home detention, for conspiring with a local doctor to commit health care fraud. As part of her sentence, the court also ordered Johnson to pay restitution to the defrauded federal health care programs and, entered a money judgment of more than $5,700, representing a portion of Johnson's health care fraud proceeds.

Feb. 27, 2020

Five Defendants Sentenced in South Florida to Prison Terms for Their Roles in Tricare and Medicare Fraud Scheme

MIAMI - This week, U.S. District Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga sentenced five defendants, including a doctor, to federal prison terms for their roles in a scheme that defrauded Tricare and Medicare out of more than $9.6 million. The defendants tricked beneficiaries into having the federal health care programs pay for medically unnecessary compounded prescription medicines and cancer genetic tests.

Feb. 25, 2020

California Fraudster Sentenced to Four Years in Federal Prison for International Mail and Wire Fraud Conspiracy

U.S. District Judge George J. Hazel yesterday sentenced Saul Eady, age 36, of Los Angeles, California, to four years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, in connection with a scheme to fraudulently obtain goods using what appeared to be a military e-mail address, but was actually a registered Yahoo e-mail address. Judge Hazel also entered an order requiring Eady to forfeit and to pay restitution in the full amount of the victim's losses, which is $640,172.80. Eady has been detained since his arrest in October 2018.

Feb. 14, 2020

Pill-mill doctor gets decades in prison for healthcare fraud, illegally dispensing massive amounts of drugs

SAVANNAH, GA: A Savannah doctor who operated a "pill mill" dispensing massive amounts of controlled substances - sometimes in return for cash or sex - has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison.

Feb. 13, 2020

Chinese Telecommunications Conglomerate Huawei and Subsidiaries Charged in Racketeering Conspiracy and Conspiracy to Steal Trade Secrets

A superseding indictment was returned yesterday in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, charging Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. (Huawei), the world's largest telecommunications equipment manufacturer, and two U.S. subsidiaries with conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO).

Feb. 12, 2020

Colorado Neurosurgeon And Related Companies Pay $2.35 Million To Resolve Allegations of Illegal Kickbacks

United States Attorney Jason R. Dunn announced today that Dr. William Choi and three companies he owned have paid the United States $2.35 million to resolve civil allegations that Dr. Choi received illegal kickbacks from distributors of spinal implant devices that he used in surgeries he performed.

Feb. 10, 2020

Government Contractor Sentenced to 57 Months in Prison for $3.7 Million Procurement Fraud Scheme

A former government contractor was sentenced to 57 months in prison today for his role in carrying out a $3.7 million scheme to defraud at least 35 subcontractors located across the United States. Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department's Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott of the Eastern District of California, Special Agent in Charge David A. House of the Department of Interior Office of Inspector General's (DOI-OIG} Western Region Office of Investigations, Special Agent in Charge Ray Park of the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command's (Army CID) Major Procurement Fraud Unit, Pacific Fraud Fiel Office, Special Agent in Charge Sean Ragan of the FBl's Sacramento Division, Special Agent in Charge Jason Hein of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations' (Air Force OSI) Office of Procurement Fraud Unit, and Special Agent in Charge Brian Denny of the Defense Criminal Investigative Service's (DCIS) Western Field Office made the announcement.

Feb. 5, 2020

Former Employee of Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Facing Federal Indictment in Maryland

Greenbelt, Maryland - A federal grand jury has indicted David Laufer, age 63, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, formerly of Bethesda, Maryland, on five counts of the federal charge of making false statements. The indictment was returned on December 16, 2019, and was unsealed upon his arrest on January 28, 2020. Laufer had his initial appearance yesterday in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt and was released pending trial.

Feb. 4, 2020

Insulation Contracting Firm and Co-Owner Plead Guilty to Antitrust and Fraud Charges

Langan Insulation LLC and its co-owner pleaded guilty today in Bridgeport, Connecticut, for their roles in schemes to rig bids in violation of the antitrust laws and engage in criminal fraud on insulation contracts, bringing the total to five convictions in this ongoing investigation, the Department of Justice announced.