Feb. 22, 2023

Medical Center pays over $21M to settle alleged false claims

Cornerstone Healthcare Group Holding Inc. and CHG Hospital Medical Center LLC. dba Cornerstone Hospital Medical Center have agreed to pay the United States $21,637,512 to resolve claims that the company improperly billed Medicare, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.

Feb. 15, 2023

Information Technology Company Owner and Former NSA Contractor Convicted After Month-Long Trial for Submitting False Claims for Hours Worked on a Government Contract

A federal jury convicted Jacky Lynn McComber (formerly Jacky Lynn Kimmel), age 50, of Elkridge, Maryland, on federal charges of submitting false claims and making false statements, in connection with the hours she claimed to have worked on a federal contract with the National Security Agency (NSA). Mccomber was the CEO and owner of InfoTeK, an information technology (IT) services corporation, which had an ongoing contract with the NSA.

Feb. 14, 2023

Four Florida Men Arrested in Plot to Kill Haitian President, Grand Jury Returns Indictment Against 11

U.S. federal law enforcement arrested two U.S. citizens and a legal permanent resident living in South Florida and one U.S. citizen living in Tampa pursuant to criminal complaints on charges relating to their participation in the events leading to the July 7, 2021, assassination of President Jovenel Mo'ise of Haiti. Following the arrests, a South Florida grand jury returned a third superseding indictment charging these four individuals, along with seven others previously arrested and charged in the United States for their alleged roles in the plot.

Feb. 14, 2023

Insulation Contracting Firm Co-Owner Sentenced to Fifteen Months in Prison and Ordered to Pay more than $1 Million to Victims of Bid Rigging and Fraud

Michael S. Flynn was sentenced on Feb. 10 in Bridgeport, Connecticut to fifteen months' imprisonment and restitution of $1,062,155 for his participation in bid-rigging and fraud schemes targeting public and private entities in Connecticut. This is the seventh sentencing arising out of the investigation into the insulation contracting industry.

Feb. 13, 2023

Colorado Laser Technology Company Agrees to Pay More Than $400,000 to Resolve Allegations that it Improperly Used Foreign Subcontractors

Vescent Photonics, Inc., a laser technology company located in Golden, Colorado, agreed to pay $402,621 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by using contractors located outside of the United States in research projects funded by the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program.

Feb. 9, 2023

Man Sentenced for Scheme Involving U.S.-Funded Military Contracts

A Massachusetts man was sentenced today to 33 months in prison for his role in a scheme in which he accepted bribes from an Afghan company in exchange for helping it deceive the U.S. military into awarding at least 10 contracts at inflated values.

Feb. 8, 2023

Falmouth Man Sentenced to Five Years for Federal Program Fraud, Wire Fraud

A Falmouth man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Portland for federal program fraud and wire fraud.

Jan. 30, 2023

Salem Man Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Michael Rosa, 62, of Salem, pleaded guilty in federal court to wire fraud, First Assistant United States Attorney Jay McCormack announced today.

Jan. 24, 2023

CEO Sentenced to Prison and Ordered to Repay Millions for Defrauding the United States in Connection with Military and Humanitarian Projects in Africa

Micheline Pollock, a citizen of Canada and resident of the United Kingdom, was sentenced in federal court today to time served, which amounts to approximately a 30-month term of imprisonment, for her role in a conspiracy to defraud the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the U.S. Navy Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) in connection with military and humanitarian construction projects across Africa. Chief U.S. District Judge Dana M. Sabraw also ordered Pollock to pay more than $7 million in restitution.

Jan. 18, 2023

Construction Company Owner Sentenced for Fraud in Securing Millions of Dollars in Contracts Intended for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses

The owner of several companies in the construction industry was sentenced to 27 months in prison and ordered to pay a $1.75 million fine for his role in a long-running scheme to defraud the United States.