Aug. 3, 2015

Fresno Man Sentenced for Extensive Fraudulent Bonding Scheme and Aggravated Identity Theft

FRESNO, Calif. - Abel Martin Carreon, 57, of Fresno, was sentenced today by Senior United States District Judge Anthony W. Ishii to five years and five months in prison for one count of mail fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. Carreon was also ordered to pay $1,253,000 in restitution.

July 30, 2015

Medical Device Manufacturer Nuvasive Inc.To Pay $13.5 Million To Settle False Claims Act Allegations

California-based medical device manufacturer NuVasive Inc. has agreed to pay the United States $13.5 million to resolve allegations that the company caused health care providers to submit false claims to Medicare and other federal health care programs for spine surgeries by marketing the company’s CoRoent System for surgical uses that were not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The settlement further resolves allegations that NuVasive caused false claims by paying kickbacks to induce physicians to use the company’s CoRoent System.

July 27, 2015

Husband And Wife Admit To Procurement Fraud Scheme And To Embezzling Employee Benefits

Shaun Tucker, a/k/a “Shawn Turner,” and “Mark Tyler,” age 49, and his wife, Joanne Tucker, a/k/a “Joanne Krcma,” “Jill Swanson,” and “Jocelyn Turner,” age 50, both of Keymar, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to charges in connection with defrauding the United States of over $30 million in connection with obtaining government contracts, stealing over $1.6 million in employee benefits and evading taxes.

July 20, 2015

Staten Island, New York, Man Sentenced To 54 Months In Prison For Multimillion-dollar Organized Retail Crime Conspiracy

A Staten Island, New York, man was sentenced today to 54 months in prison for his role in a large-scale, organized, retail crime scheme involving the theft of tens of millions of dollars’ worth of over-the-counter (OTC) pharmaceuticals and health and beauty aid (HBA) products, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.

July 15, 2015

United States Settles False Claims Act Allegations Against Jacksonville-Based Compounding Pharmacy For More Than $8 Million

Jacksonville, Florida – U.S. Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that the United States has settled allegations that a Jacksonville-based compounding pharmacy knowingly billed the government for improper and medically unnecessary compounding pain prescriptions. The allegations resolved included liability under the False Claims Act (FCA).

July 15, 2015

Army Reserve Staff Sergeant Pleads Guilty to Bulk Cash Smuggling and Theft of Government Property While Serving in Afghanistan

A Fort Buchanan Army Reserve Staff Sergeant pleaded guilty today to bulk cash smuggling of $113,050 and theft of government property worth $6,302 while serving in Afghanistan.

July 15, 2015

Three Owners and CEO of Contracting Company Indicted for Bribing Army National Guard Colonel

Three owners and the CEO of a government contracting company headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, all of whom are retired Army National Guard colonels, were indicted today for their alleged participation in a scheme to bribe an active-duty Army National Guard colonel in order to obtain millions of dollars of Army National Guard marketing, retention and recruitment contracts.

July 10, 2015

Army National Guard Official Sentenced to 42 Months in Prison for Accepting $30,000 Bribe

An Army National Guard official was sentenced today to 42 months in prison for accepting a $30,000 bribe in exchange for steering a $3.6 million contract to a retired sergeant major of the Minnesota Army National Guard and his consulting company.

July 8, 2015

Former Military Contractor Sentenced to 54 Months in Prison for Paying Bribe to Army Officer During Iraq War

A former military contractor who ran two Kuwaiti companies during the Iraq War was sentenced today to 54 months in prison for paying a $15,000 bribe to a lieutenant in the Army National Guard in exchange for the award of a contract. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Zane David Memeger of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania made the announcement.

July 2, 2015

Army Sergeant Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy in Afghanistan Bribery Scheme

A Fort Campbell Army Sergeant pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit bribery in connection with contracting for supplies while serving in Afghanistan.