Jan. 28, 2019

East Coast Stepping Stones, Inc., A Jacksonville-Based Provider For Children With Autism, Pays The United States $360,000 To Settle Allegations Of Fraud

United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announced today that East Coast Stepping Stones, Inc. ("ECSS") has paid the United States $360,000 to resolve a False Claims Act allegation that it submitted false claims to the TRI CARE program for therapy services for children with autism. ECSS is a Jacksonville-based provider of intensive behavioral treatment to children with autism, known as Applied Behavioral Analysis ("ABA") therapy. TRICARE is the federal health insurance program for active and retiredmilitary members and their families.

Jan. 25, 2019

Orange County Electronics Distributor Pleads Guilty to Selling Counterfeit Integrated Circuits with Military and Commercial Uses

The owner of PRB Logics Corporation, an Orange County-based seller of electronic components, recently pleaded guilty to federal charges of selling counterfeit integrated circuits, some of which could have been used in military applications.

Jan. 22, 2019

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces $269.2 Million Recovery From Walgreens In Two Civil Healthcare Fraud Settlements

The first settlement, approved on January 16, 2019, by U.S. District Judge Paul A. Crotty and unsealed today, requires WALGREENS to pay $209.2 million to resolve allegations that it improperly billed Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal healthcare programs for hundreds of thousands of insulin pens it knowingly dispensed to program beneficiaries who did not need them. The second settlement, approved on January 15, 2019, by U.S. District Judge J. Paul Oetken and unsealed today, requires WALGREENS to pay $60 million to resolve allegations that it overbilled Medicaid by failing to disclose to and charge Medicaid the lower drug prices that WALGREENS offered the public through a discount program. In both settlements, WALGREENS admitted and accepted responsibility for conduct the Government alleged in its complaints under the False Claims Act.

Jan. 18, 2019

Kansas Man Charged In Government Contract Fraud Scheme

Troy L. Bechtel, 49, of Overland Park, Kan., is charged in a federal indictment with two counts of major program fraud against the United States and two counts of lying to federal investigators, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.

Dec. 20, 2018

Two Chinese Hackers Associated With The Ministry Of State Security Charged With Global Computer Intrusion Campaigns Targeting Intellectual Property And Confidential Business Information

Defendants Were Members of the APT 10 Hacking Group Who Acted in Association with the Tianjin State Security Bureau and Engaged in Global Computer Intrusions for More Than a Decade, Continuing into 2018, Including Thefts from Managed Service Providers.

Dec. 19, 2018

Palm Beach Sales Representative Sentenced to Prison for Money Laundering Scheme Involving Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Centers and Clinical Laboratories

A top sales representative was sentenced to prison today for his participation in a money laundering conspiracy involving alcohol and drug addiction treatment centers and clinical laboratories.

Dec. 19, 2018

Vancouver, Washington Toxicology Testing Lab Settles Allegations it Paid Kickbacks for Government Program Business

Molecular Testing Labs Allegedly Violated the False Claims Act and the Anti-Kickback Statute by Paying for Referrals of Medicare and TRI CARE Program Business.

Dec. 14, 2018

Appeals Court Upholds Scientists' Fraud Convictions

United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces that the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has affirmed the convictions for two Belleair Beach scientists, Mahmoud Aldissi (a/k/a Matt) and his wife Anastassia Bogomolova (a/k/a Anastasia), for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and falsification of records.

Dec. 13, 2018

Four South Florida Residents and Jet Link, Inc. Charged with Aircraft Parts Fraud

Four individuals and a company were charged in a five-count indictment in connection with their operation of Jet Link, Inc., an aircraft parts broker based in Margate, Florida.

Dec. 13, 2018

Owner and Four Former Employees of New England Compounding Center Convicted Following Trial

An owner and four former employees of New England Compounding Center (NECC) were convicted today by a federal jury for their roles at NECC, the company that caused the 2012 nationwide fungal meningitis outbreak. The outbreak was the largest public health crisis ever caused by a pharmaceutical drug. With today's convictions, 11 former owners, executives, and employees of NECC have been convicted of federal criminal charges.