Feb. 25, 2016

Dallas Man Pleads Guilty to Role in AAFES Jewelry Theft Scheme

DALLAS — Arthur Lee Hightower, II, a Dallas man who was on the lam for more than seven months following his indictment in May 2015 for his role in a jewelry theft scheme that targeted the Army and Air Force Exchange Services (AAFES), is now in custody, and today he pleaded guilty to his role in that scheme, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.

Feb. 11, 2016

United States Announces Approximately $10 Million Settlement With Four Physicians And Two Compounding Pharmacies

United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that two compounding pharmacies - WELLHealth and Topical Specialists, as well as four physicians - Manish Bansal, Mehul Parekh, Marisol Arcila, and Syed Asad, have agreed to pay the government a total of approximately $10 million to resolve allegations involving TRICARE, the military’s healthcare program.

Feb. 2, 2016

South Florida Government Contractor Sentenced To Prison For Tax Fraud

A government contractor based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison for filing a false income tax return, Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division announced today.

Feb. 2, 2016

MCC Construction Company Agrees to Pay Nearly $1.8 Million For Conspiring to Illegally Obtain Federal Contracts Meant for Small, Disadvantaged Businesses

The Justice Department announced today that MCC Construction Company (MCC) has agreed to pay $1,769,294 in criminal penalties and forfeiture for conspiring to commit fraud on the United States by illegally obtaining government contracts that were intended for small, disadvantaged businesses.

Jan. 29, 2016

Rose Radiology Centers Agree To Pay More Than $8 Million For False Billing Of Medical Procedures And Kickbacks

Rose Radiology Centers Inc. has agreed to pay $8.71 million to the government to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by billing federal health care programs for radiology procedures that were not medically necessary or furnished in violation of applicable Federal regulations, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida announced today.

Jan. 28, 2016

Retired Air Force Master Sergeant Sentenced to Prison for Disclosing Confidential Bid Information for Government Contracts and Tax Fraud

A retired U.S. Air Force Master Sergeant was sentenced today in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida to 18 months in prison following his guilty plea to unlawfully disclosing confidential procurement information and filing a false tax return, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division.

Jan. 28, 2016

Florida Man Charged With Bribing Officials At Georgia Military Base

A former agent for a large national trucking company was indicted for paying bribes to officials at the Marine Corps Logistics Base (MCLB) in Albany, Georgia, in order to obtain lucrative freight hauling business from the base. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Michael J. Moore of the Middle District of Georgia made the announcement.

Jan. 21, 2016

U.S. Navy Petty Officer Sentenced to 27 Months in Prison for Trading Classified Information for Cash and iPads; He is the First to be Sentenced in Colossal International Fraud and Bribery Scandal

U.S. Navy Petty Officer First Class Daniel Layug was sentenced today to 27 months in prison for accepting cash, consumer electronics and travel expenses from foreign defense contractor Glenn Defense Marine Asia in exchange for classified U.S. Navy information.

Jan. 21, 2016

Medical Reimbursement Systems, Inc. To Pay $500,000 To Resolve Allegations That It Submitted False Claims To Military Health Insurer

Medical Reimbursement Systems, Inc., a Massachusetts-based company that provides billing, coding, compliance and revenue cycle services to hospitals and physician practices, will pay $500,000 under the False Claims Act to resolve allegations that it submitted false claims to the TRICARE Program regarding a client’s eligibility to receive bonuses intended for providers who render care in qualifying Health Professional Shortage Areas (“HPSAs”), announced United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian.

Jan. 8, 2016

Former DoD Contracting Official Sentenced To Prison for Bribery

James Edward Addas, 55, of Stafford, was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for his role in a bribery scheme involving U.S. government contracts in Iraq.