Jan. 10, 2018

Broward County Pharmacy Agrees to Pay the United States $350,000 to Settle allegations that it Submitted Fraudulent Claims to Tricare

Healthy Meds Pharmacy Corp., a pharmacy located in Hallandale, Florida has paid the United States $350,000, to settle allegations under the False Claims Act for filling prescriptions in violation of TRICARE’s policy on telemedicine.

Dec. 22, 2017

Defense Contractors Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding the United States

Jeffrey Harrington and Michael Mayer, owners of several defense contracting firms, were each sentenced in federal court today to 15 months in custody for conspiring to commit wire fraud and file false claims, and to making false statements on their federal income tax returns.

Dec. 21, 2017

Italian National Pleads Guilty to Illegally Exporting and Attempting to Export Night Vision Equipment and Assault Rifle Components

Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Giovanni Zannoni, an Italian national and member of the Italian armed services, pleaded guilty to illegally exporting controlled military technology from the United States to Italy. As part of his plea, Zannoni agreed to forfeit $436,673.73, in addition to the dozens of gun parts and night vision and thermal imaging devices recovered by the government in connection with this prosecution. Today’s plea took place before United States District Judge Pamela K. Chen.

Dec. 18, 2017

Glades Drugs Agrees to Pay the United States $300,000 to Settle Allegations of Fraudulent Claims to Medicare and TRICARE

Glades Drugs, Inc., a pharmacy located in Palm Beach County, Florida has agreed to pay the United States $300,000, to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by waiving or failing to collect required copayments from Medicare and TRICARE beneficiaries.

Dec. 14, 2017

Explo co-owner pleads guilty to conspiracy, false

Acting U.S. Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced today that the co-owner of Explo Systems Inc. pleaded guilty to conspiracy and false statements concerning the storage of munitions at Camp Minden that led to an explosion.

Dec. 11, 2017

National Security Division Announces Agreement with Netcracker for Enhanced Security Protocols in Software Development

Netcracker Technology Corp. (NTC), a global software company serving the telecommunications industry, has agreed to implement enhanced security protocols for software development, implementation, and its other services to clients, many of whom are part of the United States’s critical communications infrastructure, announced Dana Boente, Acting Assistant Attorney General of the Justice Department’s National Security Division and U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. NTC is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of NEC Corp.

Nov. 30, 2017

Florida Pharmacy and Owner Agree to Pay $170,000 to Resolve Allegations of Fraudulent Claims to Tricare for Compounded Medications

Express Plus Pharmacy, LLC, a pharmacy that operated in Davie, Florida and its owner, Antonio Primo, have agreed to pay $170,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by submitting fraudulent claims to Tricare for compounded medications such as pain creams, the United States Attorney’s Office announced today.

Nov. 28, 2017

Miami Resident Sentenced to 1 Year for Impersonating a Federal Officer

A 46 year old resident of Bay harbor was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Darrin P.Gayles to serve one year in prison, to be followed by one year of supervised release, for impersonating a U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Coast Guard officer.

Nov. 17, 2017

Long Island-Based Telephonics Corporation Pays $4.25 Million to Settle Overbilling Claims on Army & Navy Contracts

Bridget M. Rohde, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, today announced that Telephonics Corporation, based in Farmingdale, New York, has agreed to pay $4,250,000 to the United States to settle claims that Telephonics overbilled the federal government under certain contracts to provide vehicle-mounted counter-improvised explosive device systems (Warlock Systems) to the Army and multi-mode radar systems (LAMPS Systems) to the Navy.

Nov. 9, 2017

Former Army Official And Contractor Sentenced To 18 Months In Federal Prison For Bribery Scheme Involving Contracts At Aberdeen Proving Ground

Baltimore, Maryland – On November 8, 2017 United States District Judge George L. Russell III sentenced Danielle N. Kays, age 41, of Bel Air, Maryland to 18 months in federal prison for conspiracy to defraud the United States and commit bribery related to contracting at the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command headquartered at Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG), in Harford County, Maryland. Judge Russell also ordered Kays pay forfeiture of $250,700. Kays' husband John Kays, age 42, of Bel Air, Maryland and Matthew Barrow, age 42, of Toledo, Ohio were also charged in the scheme, have pled guilty and are awaiting sentencing.