Jan. 27, 2015

Former Countryside Police Chief, Kankakee County Sheriff’s Deputy Pleads Guilty To Mail Fraud, Money Laundering, Tax Evasion

Urbana, Ill. B Sentencing has been set for May 29, 2015, before Chief U.S. District Judge James E. Shadid, in Peoria, for Timothy J. Swanson, the former Chief of Police of Countryside, Ill., who later served as a deputy with the Kankakee County Sheriff’s Office.

Jan. 23, 2015

United States Settles False Claims Act Allegations Against Florida-Based Dermatology Practice For $3 Million; Three Whistleblowers To Collect More Than $500,000

Orlando, Florida - The United States has settled a lawsuit brought by three whistleblowers that alleges a central Florida based dermatology practice knowingly billed the government millions of dollars for procedures that lacked basic indicia of medical necessity and, in some cases, had been performed by unlicensed, uncredentialed, and unsupervised employees.

Jan. 15, 2015

Pharmacy Store Employee Sentenced To Prison For Scheme To Defraud Health Care Benefit Programs

U.S. District Judge George L. Russell III sentenced Jigar Patel, age 27, of Columbia, Maryland, today to 13 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for a scheme to defraud Medicaid, Medicare and the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program by submitting false claims for prescription refills.

Jan. 14, 2015

Charleston Doctors and Medical Clinic Settle Allegations of Fraud

United States Attorney Bill Nettles announced today that the United States Attorney's Office for the District of South Carolina, settled claims of health care fraud with Nason Medical, out of Charleston, South Carolina, and two of its owners, Dr. Baron S. Nason and Robert T. Hamilton. The United States contended that Nason Medical submitted numerous false claims to Medicare, Medicaid and TRICARE.

Jan. 12, 2015

Father And Son Plead Guilty In Chinese Magnesium Scheme

U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr., announced today that Gregory Magness, 66, of Polk, PA, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to smuggle and conspiracy to commit money laundering before Chief U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 10 years, and a $250,000 fine.

Jan. 12, 2015

Naperville Man Admits Stealing U.S. Computer Equipment Worth $332,000 While Working For Defense Contractor In Afghanistan

A Naperville man who worked for a U.S. military contractor pleaded guilty today to stealing U.S. military computer and communications equipment worth more than $332,000 from a military air base in Afghanistan and later selling and shipping almost half of the high-end equipment to vendors in the United States for re-sale.

Jan. 9, 2015

Former Army Sergeant Sentenced On His Guilty Plea To Money Laundering Conspiracy Resulting From Bribes Sergeant Received In Afghanistan

Earlier today at the federal courthouse in Memphis, Tennessee, a former First Sergeant with the U.S. Army was sentenced on his guilty plea to conspiracy to launder approximately $250,000 in bribe payments he received from Afghan contractors in Afghanistan.

Jan. 9, 2015

Pharmaceutical Manufacturer Daiichi-Sankyo to Pay $39 Million to Resolve Allegations That It Paid Kickbacks to Physicians

Boston – Daiichi Sankyo, Inc., a global pharmaceutical company with its U.S. headquarters in New Jersey, has agreed to pay the United States and state Medicaid programs $39 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by using lavish meals and speaker program honoraria as kickback vehicles to induce physicians to prescribe the drugs Azor, Benicar, Tribenzor, and Welchol.

Jan. 8, 2015

Former V.I. Army National Guard Major Indicted for Theft of Public Funds and Related Charges

St. Thomas, USVI – A federal grand jury has returned a 38-count indictment charging former Virgin Islands National Guard Major Sherrymae Morales, 54, with theft of public money, wire fraud and false statements, United States Attorney Ronald W. Sharpe announced today. The indictment was returned on December 4, 2014, but was unsealed Wednesday when Morales appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Ruth Miller and entered a plea of not guilty. She was released on an unsecured $25,000 bond.

Jan. 7, 2015

Palm Beach County Gastroenterologist Pleads Guilty to Filing False Tax Returns

Palm Beach County resident and licensed physician in the State of Florida specializing in gastroenterology pled guilty today to filing corporate and personal income tax returns in which his income was underrepresented, representing a tax loss over the course of four years in excess of $6,000,000.00.