April 29, 2016

U.S. Navy Captain Select Sentenced to Over Six Years in Prison for Accepting Cash and Prostitutes in International Bribery Scheme

A U.S. Navy Captain Select was sentenced today to 78 months in prison for bribery charges, admitting that he accepted cash, gifts, travel expenses, entertainment and the services of prostitutes from foreign defense contractor Glenn Defense Marine Asia (GDMA) in exchange for classified U.S. Navy information, including ship schedules that contained information related to the U.S. Navy’s ballistic missile defense operations in the Pacific. In addition, he was ordered to pay a fine in the amount of $100,000 and to forfeit $95,000 in proceeds for the scheme.

April 27, 2016

Bering Straits Technical Services and Parent Company Pay Civil Fines for Alleged Violations of the False Claims Act

Bering Straits Technical Services LLC (BSTS) and its parent company, Bering Straits Native Corporation (BSNC), have paid the Southern District of Texas $2 million in damages to resolve numerous alleged violations of the False Claims Act, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. The settlement was finalized April 26, 2016, without an admission of liability.

April 21, 2016

Kilgore Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison after Pleading Guilty to Three Counts of Conspiracy to Commit Health Care Fraud

Jacob J. Kilgore, a former owner of a Salt Lake City durable medical equipment company, will serve 60 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to three counts of conspiracy to commit health care fraud as a part of Medicare fraud scheme involving power wheelchairs. Three company sales representatives were sentenced Thursday, two receiving prison terms, for their role in the fraud scheme.

April 14, 2016

Chinese National Arrested for Illegally Attempting to Export High-Grade Carbon Fiber to China

Fuyi Sun, aka Frank, 52, a citizen of the People’s Republic of China, was arrested yesterday in connection with a scheme to illegally export to China, without a license, high-grade carbon fiber that is used primarily in aerospace and military applications.

April 14, 2016

Former Owner Of Defense Contracting Businesses Sentenced To 57 Months In Prison For Illegally Exporting Military Blueprints To India Without A License

The former owner of two New Jersey defense contracting businesses was sentenced today to 57 months in prison for conspiring to send sensitive military technical data to India, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman and Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin announced.

April 11, 2016

Doctor Sentenced to Over Nine Years in Prison for $3.1 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme

U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow sentenced physician Paramjit Singh Ajrawat, age 60,Potomac, Maryland, today to 111 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release for health care fraud,two counts of making a false statement related to a health care program, one count of obstruction of justice, four counts of wire fraud, and one count of aggravated identity theft related to a health care fraud scheme in connection with the pain clinic he owned and operated with his wife.

April 6, 2016

Employee Sentenced For Using Personal Information Stolen From Her Employers To Obtain Fraudulent Tax Refunds And Credit Cards

Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz sentenced Tricia N. Bryan, age 30, of Gwynn Oak, Maryland, today to 30 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for wire and bank fraud, and aggravated identity theft.

April 6, 2016

U.S. Department of Defense Employee in Korea Pleads Guilty to Illegally Obtaining More than $141,000 in Government Housing Allowance Funds

A civilian employee of the U.S. Department of Defense’s 501st Military Intelligence Brigade pleaded guilty today in the Eastern District of Virginia to illegally obtaining over $141,561 in Living Quarters Allowance (LQA) funds.

March 30, 2016

New York Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Defraud U.S. Defense Contractors

Oyesanya admitted that he was part of a conspiracy, led by two Nigerian nationals, to fraudulently obtain computer hardware and products from contractors and vendors who were approved to do business with the U.S. Government, specifically the U.S. Department of Defense.

March 29, 2016

Former Navy Noncommissioned Officer Sentenced To 24 Months In Prison For Accepting Bribes While Serving In Afghanistan

WASHINGTON – A former Navy noncommissioned officer was sentenced today to 24 months in prison for accepting approximately $25,000 in cash bribes from vendors while he served in Afghanistan.