March 14, 2016

The Hayner Hoyt Corporation To Pay $5 Million To Resolve False Claims Act Liability

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Syracuse-based Hayner Hoyt Corporation has agreed to pay $5 million, plus interest, to resolve allegations that its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Gary Thurston, its President, Jeremy Thurston, employees, Ralph Bennett and Steve Benedict and Hayner Hoyt affiliates LeMoyne Interiors and Doyner Inc., engaged in conduct designed to exploit contracting opportunities reserved for service-disabled veterans.

March 10, 2016

Shipping Companies Fined for Falsifying Records Under Defense Contract

Farrell Lines, Incorporated (Farrell) and DAMCO USA, Inc. (Damco) have paid to the United States of America three million six hundred fifty nine thousand five hundred dollars ($3,659,500.00) in civil penalties regarding Farrell and Damco’s failure to comply with certain terms of its contract with the United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM), the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, James L. Porter, announced today.

March 9, 2016

Federal Jury Finds Man Guilty of Conspiracy And Theft of Brass Shell Casings from Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton

SAN DIEGO - A federal jury has found John Vescuso guilty of theft of government property and conspiracy to sell and dispose of more than $500,000 of brass shell casings from Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton from April 2010 to June 2012.

March 8, 2016

UNITED STATES SETTLES FALSE CLAIMS ACT ALLEGATIONS AGAINST 21ST CENTURY ONCOLOGY FOR $34.7 MILLION

21st Century Oncology Inc., the nation’s largest physician led integrated cancer care provider and its wholly owned subsidiary South Florida Radiation Oncology LLC, have agreed to settle allegations that they performed and billed for procedures that were not medically necessary, the Department of Justice announced today. 21st Century is headquartered in Fort Myers, Florida, and has offices in 16 states.

March 7, 2016

Boca Raton Resident Sentenced for Impersonating a Federal Official

Simon E. Zablah, 29, of Boca Raton, Florida, was sentenced by U.S. District Senior Judge Daniel Hurley in West Palm Beach to one year and a day in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, after pleading guilty to two counts of impersonating a federal official and one count of access device fraud. Zablah was also order to pay $3,500 in restitution.

March 4, 2016

Federal Jury Convicts Dallas Anesthesiologist on Health Care Fraud Offenses Involving Approximately $10 Million in Fraudulent Billings

DALLAS — Following a four-day trial before U.S. District Judge Reed C. O’Connor and approximately three hours of deliberation, a federal jury has convicted Dr. Richard Ferdinand Toussaint, Jr., a licensed anesthesiologist, on all counts of a superseding indictment charging seven counts of health care fraud, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.

March 1, 2016

Former Officers of New Mexico-Based Defense Contractor Plead Guilty to Criminal Charges Relating to Iraq Rebuilding Efforts

ALBUQUERQUE – Two former officers of a New Mexico-based defense contracting firm pleaded guilty on Feb. 26, 2016, to criminal charges arising out of their involvement in a scheme to solicit and accept kickbacks in return for favorable treatment in awarding subcontracts relating to wartime rebuilding projects in Iraq. Neal Kasper, 66, of Montana, and his wife Tiffany White, 49, of Cibolo, Tex., entered their guilty pleas in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M. Kasper pleaded guilty to wire fraud and conspiracy to solicit and accept kickbacks charges, and White pleaded guilty to wire fraud and tax charges.

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.