May 4, 2023

Defendants Sentenced in Air Force Contract Fraud Case

The four remaining defendants in the fraud case involving former Air Force civilian employee Keith Seguin were sentenced this week in a federal court in San Antonio.

May 3, 2023

Member of Conspiracy to Illegally Export Firearms, Ammunition and Military-Type Items to Assist Separatists Fighting Against The Government of Cameroon Sentenced to 46 Months in Federal Prison

U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced Godlove Nche Manchoe, age 44, of Bowie, Maryland, yesterday to 46 months in federal prison, followed by two years of supervised release, for conspiracy, and for illegally exporting firearms and ammunition from the United States to Nigeria without obtaining the required licenses from the U.S. State Department. According to trial testimony and court documents, the purpose of the conspiracy was to assist separatists fighting against the government of Cameroon.

May 3, 2023

Long Island Man Pleads Guilty to Bribing Federal Official to Obtain Nearly $1 Million in Federal Contracts

Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Michael Montenes, the owner of M.S. Hi-Tech, Incorporated (MSHT), a Hauppauge-based distributor of electronic components, pleaded guilty to a criminal information charging him with bribery of a federal official in connection with a scheme to pay more than $18,000 to a Department of Energy (DOE) Procurement Officer in exchange for approximately $969,000 in DOE contracts. The proceeding was held before United States Magistrate Judge Steven L. Tiscione. When sentenced, Montenes faces up to 15 years in prison. As part of his guilty plea, Montenes agreed to forfeit approximately $969,000 and to pay DOE more than $1.8 million in restitution.

May 2, 2023

Georgia woman sentenced to prison, ordered to pay morethan $1 million in restitution for COVID fraud

A Georgia woman has been sentenced to prison and ordered to repay more than $1 million in fraudulently obtained funds from a COVID-19 small business relief program.

May 2, 2023

Ohio Man Admits Role in $24 Million Health Care Fraud and Kickback Scheme

An Ohio man and owner of several marketing companies today admitted his role in conspiracies to commit health care fraud and to pay and receive illegal kickbacks, Attorney for the United States Vikas Khanna announced.

April 26, 2023

Former Harvard University Professor Sentenced for Lying About His Affiliation with Wuhan University of Technology; China’s Thousand Talents Program; and Filing False Tax Returns

The former Chair of Harvard University’s Chemistry and Chemical Biology Department was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for lying to federal authorities about his affiliation with People’s Republic of China’s Thousand Talents Program and the Wuhan University of Technology (WUT) in Wuhan, China, as well as failing to report income he received from WUT.

April 25, 2023

Former Air Force Civilian Employee Sentenced to More than 15 Years in Prison For Fraud

A San Antonio man was sentenced in a federal court in San Antonio Monday to 188 months in prison for wire fraud and tax fraud. According to court documents, Keith Alan Seguin, 57, was a civilian government employee authorized by the Air Force to solicit and accept orders for flight simulator technology and support, and to promote and manage related contracts. As part of a scheme that spanned more than 10 years, Seguin conspired with others who paid him more than $2.3 million in cash and bribes for $100 million in work on Air Force projects.

April 25, 2023

Private Oklahoma City School Pays $354,000 to Settle Allegations of Submitting False Claims to Tricare for Services Provided to Students with Autism

Good Shepherd Catholic School, Inc. ("GSCS"), paid $354,000 to settle civil claims by the United States stemming from allegations that GSCS submitted false claims to TRICARE for services provided to students with autism, announced United States Attorney Robert J. Troester.

April 25, 2023

Texas Man Sentenced for Role in Scamming Seniors in Rhode Island and Elsewhere in Online Romance Scams

A Texas man who participated in a conspiracy that fraudulently used the identities and images of two United States military Generals, and others, to defraud seniors in at least eleven states, including Rhode Island, of at least $1.5 million through online romance scams, was sentenced today to more than three years in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.

April 24, 2023

Former Physician to Pay More than $1.1 Million to Resolve Allegations He Performed Medically Unnecessary Procedures

Former physician Jason A. Dreyer has agreed to pay $1,174,849 to resolve allegations that he performed medically unnecessary neurosurgery procedures that Dreyer caused to be billed to Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal health care programs, announced Vanessa R. Waldref, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington. The joint settlement announced today is between Dreyer, the United States, and the State of Washington, which administers Washington’s Medicaid program using a combination of state and federal funding.