March 9, 2021

Former Defense Contractor Executive Extradited from Thailand to United States to Face Charges for Participation in Massive Scheme to Defraud the U.S Navy

SAN DIEGO, CA- Pornpun Settaphakorn, a former executive of foreign defense contractor Glenn Defense Marine Asia (GDMA) who oversaw the company's Thailand office, appeared in federal court in San Diego today following her extradition last week from Thailand.

March 9, 2021

Lab analyst sentenced for falsifying test results

A former environmental laboratory analyst was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Pamela A. Barker to two years of probation and ordered to pay a $2,500 fine for falsifying laboratory test results.

March 8, 2021

Information Technology Company Owner and Former NSA Contractor Facing Federal Indictment for Submitting False Claims for Hours Worked on a Government Contract

Baltimore, Maryland -A federal grand jury has indicted Jacky Lynn Mccomber, formerly Jacky Lynn Kimmel age 48, of Elkridge, Maryland, on the federal charges of submitting false claims and making false statements, in connection with the hours she claimed to have worked on a federal contract. Mccomber is the CEO and owner of lnfoTeK, an information technology (IT) services corporation. At her initial appearance and arraignment today in U.S. District Court in Baltimore, Mccomber pleaded not guilty and U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas M. DiGirol

March 5, 2021

Construction Company Owners Pleaded Guilty to Defrauding Federal Program Intended for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses

WASHINGTON – Two Texas construction company owners have pleaded guilty in a long-running scheme to defraud the United States. Michael Wibracht of San Antonio, Texas, the former owner of several companies in the construction industry, conspired to defraud the United States in order to obtain valuable government contracts under programs administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) for which neither his nor his coconspirators’ companies were eligible. One co conspirator, Ruben Villarreal, also of San Antonio, pleaded guilty on Nov. 20, 2020, to participating in the same conspiracy.

March 4, 2021

Three Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Health Care Fraud

NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that CHRISTOPHER BLACKSTONE ("BLACKSTONE"), JOSEPH CAMPO ("CAMPO"), and MARIO DELUCA ("DELUCA") have each pied guilty in federal court relating to their roles in a health care fraud conspiracy.

March 1, 2021

Federal Jury Convicts Last Two Defendants in Prescription Fraud Conspiracy

A federal jury today convicted two defendants in a long-running investigation into a prescription drug billing scheme involving a Haleyville, Ala.-based pharmacy, Northside Pharmacy doing business as Global Compounding Pharmacy.

Feb. 25, 2021

O'Fallon Building Co. Settles Fraud Claims

Fairview Heights, Ill. – R&W Builders, Inc. (R&W) of O’Fallon, Illinois, has agreed to pay the United States $400,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by fraudulently obtaining construction contracts reserved for disadvantaged small businesses, U.S. Attorney Steven D. Weinhoeft announced today.

Feb. 23, 2021

New Jersey Nurse Admits Role in Multimillion-Dollar Compounding Fraud Scheme

NEWARK, N.J. – A New Jersey nurse today admitted her role in a multimillion-dollar compounding fraud scheme, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.

Feb. 17, 2021

Japanese CEO and Employees Charged in Scheme to Defraud U.S. Navy and Dump Wastewater in Ocean

Three Japanese nationals, including the president and chief executive officer of Yokohama, Japan-based Kanto Kosan Co. Ltd. (Kanto Kosan) were indicted by a federal grand jury Tuesday in connection with an alleged long-running scheme to defraud the U.S. Navy and pollute Japanese waters by dumping contaminated water removed from U.S. Navy ships into the ocean.

Feb. 17, 2021

Concrete Contractor Agrees to Settle False Claims Act Allegations for $3.9 Million

COLAS Djibouti SARL (Colas Djibouti) has agreed to resolve for $3.9 million civil allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by selling substandard concrete used to construct U.S. Navy airfields in the Republic of Djibouti, the Department of Justice announced today.