Dec. 15, 2022

Four Individuals Charged With Fraudulently Obtaining Government Contracts Intended For Disadvantaged Small Business Owners

The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Scott E. Boone, age 51, of Enola, PA, Daniel E. McGuire, age 60, of Landisville, PA, Thomas E. Lauer, age 60, of Butler, PA, and Rebecca J. Davis, age 73, of Bethel Park, PA, were indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury on six counts of violating the Major Fraud Act and two counts of conspiracy to defraud the United States and to commit violations of the Major Fraud Act.

Dec. 15, 2022

Former federal agent receives sentence for corruption in connection to illicit Syrian relationship

A 49-year-old former special agent with Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) has been sent to prison following her conviction of obstructing justice, making false statements and accepting money and gifts for official acts, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.

Dec. 15, 2022

Former Insys Sales Representative Sentenced In Kickback Conspiracy

U.S. District Judge William H. Jung has sentenced Daniel Tondre (52, Tampa) to four years in federal prison for his role in a health care fraud kickback conspiracy. The court also ordered him to forfeit $483,000, the proceeds of his offenses and to pay a $25,000 fine. On May 24, 2022, a federal jury had found Tondre and Dr. Steven Chun (59, Sarasota) guilty of conspiring to pay and receive kickbacks and bribes, in the form of speaker fees, in return for prescribing the fentanyl spray, Subsys. Both were convicted of five separate substantive counts of paying and receiving kickbacks, and Tondre was also convicted of two counts of identification fraud. Chun was sentenced to three years and six months' imprisonment on December 5, 2022.

Dec. 14, 2022

Former Cambridge Man Sentenced for Wire Fraud and Illegally Exporting Defense Articles to Turkey

A former Cambridge man was sentenced today in Boston for illegally exporting defense technical data to foreign nationals in Turkey in connection with the fraudulent manufacturing of parts and components used by the U.S. military. Some of the parts were later determined to be substandard and unsuitable for use by the military.

Dec. 13, 2022

United States Files False Claims Act Complaint Against Chiropractor, Modern Vascular Office-Based Labs and Modern Vascular Corporate Entities

The United States filed a complaint under the False Claims Act against Yury Gampel, a chiropractor, 15 Modern Vascular office-based labs located throughout the United States primarily owned by Gampel, and five Modern Vascular-affiliated companies owned by Gampel, for engaging in allegedly illegal financial relationships and transactions. Office-based labs, such as the ones named as defendants here, are an extension of a physician's office where physicians conduct examinations and procedures on an ambulatory basis.

Dec. 12, 2022

Two sentenced to federal prison in separate cases for fraudulently obtaining COVID-19 relief funding

A former soldier paid for submitting false information to obtain COVID~ 19 relief funding and a Camden County woman who received funding after providing fake documents have been sentenced to federal prison.

Dec. 8, 2022

Florida Man Charged with Conspiring to Pay Kickbacks and Commit Health Care Fraud in $64 Million Scheme

A Florida man was charged for his role in conspiracies to pay illegal kickbacks and to commit health care fraud that caused at least $64 million in losses to federal health care benefit programs, Attorney for the United States Vikas Khanna announced today.

Dec. 8, 2022

New Jersey Business Owner Sentenced to Five Years of Incarceration for Defrauding Over 75 Victims of More Than $2.7 Million in Nationwide Scheme to Sell Fraudulent Coronavirus Disinfectant Products

A New Jersey man was sentenced in connection with charges stemming from his sale of more than $2.7 million worth of unregistered pesticides to numerous victims based on false representations that these products were pesticides registered with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and on EP A's "List N: Disinfectants for Use Against SARS-Co V, 2" that EPA deemed to be effective against SARS-Co V, 2 ( Coronavirus ).

Dec. 7, 2022

Former Sarasota Pain Doctor Sentenced In Health Care Fraud Kickback Conspiracy

U.S. District Judge William H. Jung has sentenced Dr. Steven Chun (59, Sarasota) for conspiring to pay and receive kickbacks and bribes. Chun was sentenced to three years and six months in federal prison and ordered to forfeit $278,900, the proceeds of his offenses.

Dec. 6, 2022

Three Individuals Plead Guilty to Bribery Scheme

A Virginia couple and Missouri man pleaded guilty to conspiring to bribe a public official.