April 13, 2021

Fayetteville Woman Arrested for Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Schemes

RALEIGH, N.C. -A Fayetteville woman was arrested and was detained pending her trial in federal court today on charges of wire fraud and laundering the proceeds of government contract fraud scams that targeted the United States Department of Defense (DoD) and businesses in the Eastern District of North Carolina.

April 13, 2021

San Diego Chiropractor Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Multi-million Dollar Workers' Compensation, Medicare, and TRICARE Schemes

SAN DIEGO - Irvine resident Joserodel Zavala Candelario was sentenced in federal court yesterday to 36 months in federal custody for his participation in two huge health care fraud schemes, and for concealing income he received from those multi-million dollar schemes.

April 13, 2021

San Diego Woman Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Launder Almost $600,000 from Department of Defense Bribery Scheme

SAN DIEGO - Liberty Gutierrez pleaded guilty today to conspiring to launder the proceeds of a bribery scheme involving a former employee of the Naval Information Warfare Center in San Diego, California, and various defense contractors.

April 12, 2021

Manufacturer Sentenced for Conspiring to Manufacture and Sell Counterfeit Goods

PROVIDENCE – A Brooklyn, NY, businessman who admitted to arranging the manufacture of counterfeit clothing, apparel, and gear, in China and Pakistan, that was shipped to wholesalers for distribution in the United States, including to the United States military, has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison and ordered to pay a $15,000 fine.

April 8, 2021

South Carolina's Largest Urgent Care Provider and its Management Company to Pay $22.5 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations

Columbia, South Carolina --- Acting United States Attorney for the District of South Carolina M. Rhett DeHart announced today that Doctors Care, P.A. ("Doctors Care") - South Carolina's largest urgent care provider network - and its management company, UCI Medical Affiliates of South Carolina, Inc. ("UCI"), will pay $22.5 million to resolve civil allegations of healthcare fraud in violation of the False Claims Act.

April 8, 2021

3 Family Members Sentenced for Health Care Fraud Schemes Targeting Veterans

Brothers Mehran David Kohanbash and Joseph Kohan, and their nephew, Nima Rodefshalom, have been sentenced for their roles in an elaborate fraud scheme that stole millions of dollars from health care systems across the United States.

March 30, 2021

Russian national and engineering company admit guilt in scheme to evade U.S. national security trade sanctions

SAVANNAH, GA: A Russian national and his engineering company have admitted to charges that they violated U.S. national security laws.

March 26, 2021

Justice Department Takes Action Against COVID-19 Fraud

The Department of Justice announced an update today on criminal and civil enforcement efforts to combat COVID-19 related fraud, including schemes targeting the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL} program and Unemployment Insurance (UI} programs.

March 25, 2021

North Texas Woman Guilty in Multimillion-Dollar Conspiracy Involving the Sale of Forged Prescriptions

SHERMAN, Texas – A Denison, Texas, woman has pleaded guilty for her role in a conspiracy scheme in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei today. Lydia Henslee, 29, pleaded guilty to conspiring to possess and use means of identification in connection with various offenses today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Christine A. Nowak. Her co-conspirators, Demetrius Cervantes, 46, of McKinney, Texas, and Amanda Lowry, 40, of Sherman, Texas, previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to obtain information from a protected computer and are awaiting sentencing.

March 24, 2021

Lawrence Man Pleads Guilty to Defense Contracting Fraud

A Lawrence man pleaded guilty today to a scheme to defraud the U.S. Navy relating to glove liners purchased for use on nuclear submarines. Adrian Urena, 40, pleaded guilty to one count of possessing false papers to defraud the United States and one count of making false statements. U.S. District Court Judge Richard G. Stearns scheduled sentencing for July 28, 2021.