Dec. 7, 2022

Former Sarasota Pain Doctor Sentenced In Health Care Fraud Kickback Conspiracy

U.S. District Judge William H. Jung has sentenced Dr. Steven Chun (59, Sarasota) for conspiring to pay and receive kickbacks and bribes. Chun was sentenced to three years and six months in federal prison and ordered to forfeit $278,900, the proceeds of his offenses.

Dec. 6, 2022

Three Individuals Plead Guilty to Bribery Scheme

A Virginia couple and Missouri man pleaded guilty to conspiring to bribe a public official.

Dec. 6, 2022

Architect of multi-million-dollar education fraud involving scuba dive shops sentenced to years in federal prison

A defendant who supervised a scheme to defraud more than $6 million from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) education programs through scuba diving schools has been sentenced to more than four years in federal prison.

Dec. 5, 2022

Government Contractor Agrees to Pay over $500,000 to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations

Obsidian Solutions Group, LLC (Obsidian), located in Fredericksburg, has agreed to pay $510,991.08 to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by billing the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) for labor performed by personnel that did not meet contractual requirements.

Dec. 2, 2022

Former Government Official Charged In Conspiracy To Defraud Government Program For Disadvantaged Small Business Owners

The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that James A. Coccagna, age 67, of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, was charged by criminal information on one count of conspiracy to commit violations of the Major Fraud Act.

Dec. 2, 2022

Former Senior U.S. Navy Employee Sentenced for Bribery Conspiracy and Lying to Investigators

The former Director of Operations of the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command (MSC) Office in Busan, South Korea, was sentenced today to five years in prison for his role in a bribery conspiracy and lying to federal investigators.

Dec. 1, 2022

New York Man Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Conspiring to Traffic in Stolen Goods Worth More Than $1 Million

A Staten Island, New Yark, man who conspired with others to traffic in stolen goods and merchandise was sentenced today to 36 months in prison, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Nov. 30, 2022

Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Lying About Origin of Chinese-Made Products

A Grand Prairie man pleaded guilty Wednesday to lying to the federal government about where his company's products were manufactured, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham. Suhaib Allababidi, 45, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States. His company, 2M Solutions Inc., pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States and one count of filing false or misleading export information.

Nov. 29, 2022

Two Owners of New Jersey Pharmaceutical Marketing Company Admit Role in $38 Million Compounding Fraud Scheme

Two owners of a New Jersey pharmaceutical marketing company admitted their roles in a $38 million compounded medication health care fraud scheme, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Samantha Zaretzky, 4 2, of Wayne, New Jersey, and Lee Nichols, 4 3, of Fair Haven, New Jersey, pleaded guilty by videoconference before U.S. District Judge John Michael Vazquez to separate informations charging each with one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud.

Nov. 29, 2022

Government Contractor Agrees to Pay $8.4 Million to Resolve Claims Related to its Failure to Disclose Cost or Pricing Data

The Department of Justice announced today that PowerSecure, Inc. (PowerSecure), located in Durham, North Carolina, has agreed to pay $8.4 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act arising from its failure to provide certified cost or pricing data when negotiating rates with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) in connection with a sole source contract for the repair and restoration of Puerto Rico's power grid following the damage caused by Hurricane Maria in September 2017.