Nov. 19, 2014

San Fernando Valley Doctor Resolves Lawsuit that Alleged Fraudulent and Improper Pain Management Billing Practices

A doctor who operates a pain management clinic in Valencia has agreed to pay $1.2 million to resolve allegations that he submitted fraudulent bills and received improper payments from federal and state health insurance programs.

Nov. 17, 2014

GenPhar Inc., Vaxima, Inc, Convicted of Fraud, No Verdict Reached on Jian Dong

United States Attorney William N. Nettles stated today that GenPhar Inc. and Vaxima Inc. were convicted on Friday, November 14, 2013 following a ten day trial in Federal Court. The jury did not reach a verdict on Jian Yun Dong, aka John Dong, and a mistrial was declared regarding his charges.

Nov. 13, 2014

Virginia Man Indicted for Receiving Reimbursement by Submitting Forged Government Contracts

Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, John F. Khin, Special Agent in Charge, Defense Criminal Investigative Service (DCIS), Southeast Field Office, and Frank Robey, Director, U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command, Major Procurement Fraud Unit (MPFU), announce that Brian Charles Tolley, 39, of Bedford, Virginia, has been indicted for wire fraud, identity theft, aggravated identity theft, possession of counterfeit government seals, and money laundering.

Nov. 7, 2014

Former United States Navy Military Sealift Command Contractor and Co-Founder of Government Contracting Company Sentenced to Prison

A former contractor for the U.S. Navy Military Sealift Command (MSC) and a co-founder of a Chesapeake, Virginia, government contracting company were sentenced today for their roles in a scheme to bribe and provide illegal gratuities to public officials to secure lucrative military contracts.

Nov. 6, 2014

Three Face Federal Charges In A Military Procurement Fraud Scheme Involving Helicopters That Support The President

United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announces that a federal grand jury in Raleigh, North Carolina returned a 5 count indictment charging CRAIG KOLHAGEN, DENNIS PENNINGTON, and JAMES BOWLING with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, major fraud against the government, and procurement fraud.

Nov. 5, 2014

United States Attorney Wigginton Announces Multi-millionDollar Fraud Recovery On Behalf Of The United States

Maersk Line, Limited, (Maersk) paid the United States of America eight million seven hundred thousand dollars ($8,700,000.00) as the result of a civil settlement regarding Maersk’s failure to fully comply with certain terms of its contract with the United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM), the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today.

Oct. 29, 2014

Government Contractor, Its Owner, and Two Employees Charged in Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Scheme

Devos Ltd., doing business as Guaranteed Returns (“Guaranteed Returns”), in Holbrook, NY, its Chief Executive Officer, Dean Volkes, and two others were charged by indictment, unsealed today, in a multi-million dollar scheme to defraud customers, including the government.

Oct. 29, 2014

Biomet Companies Pay Over $6 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Concerning Bone Growth Stimulators

BOSTON – EBI LLC (d/b/a Biomet Spine and Bone Healing Technologies) and Biomet Inc. have paid $6.07 million to resolve allegations that EBI violated the False Claims Act by paying kickbacks to induce use of its bone growth stimulators and billing federal health care programs for refurbished stimulators, the Department of Justice announced today. EBI is a medical device company located in Parsippany, New Jersey, that sells bone growth stimulators, which are used to repair fractures that are slow to heal. It is a subsidiary of Warsaw, Indiana, based Biomet.

Oct. 29, 2014

Florida Man, Jaime Jauregui, Convicted of Gun Control and National Firearms Act Violations

U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that JAIME JAUREGUI, age 36, of Orlando, Florida, was convicted today after a 2 ½ day jury trial. The jury returned a verdict of guilty as charged on both counts of the superseding indictment which charged JAUREGUI with conspiracy to violate the Gun Control and National Firearms Acts (18 U.S.C. § 371) and possession of unregistered firearms (26 U.S.C. § 5861(d)).

Oct. 24, 2014

First RF Corporation Agrees to Pay $10 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations

The Justice Department announced today that First RF Corporation (First RF), an antenna and radio system company located in Boulder, Colorado, has agreed to pay $10 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by submitting inflated claims for electronic warfare antennas sold to the U.S. Army to combat Improvised Explosive Devices.