Dec. 4, 2020

Durable Medical Equipment Manufacturer and Orthotics Provider Agree to Pay $1.59 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations

National durable medical equipment manufacturer Joint Active Systems, Inc. (JAS) has agreed to pay $1 .5 million, and orthotics and prosthetics clinic chain New England Orthotics & Prosthetics, LLP (NE OPS) has agreed to pay $90,000, to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by improperly charging the government for custom fabricated orthotics. NE OPS, which has locations throughout New England and New York, filed for bankruptcy in 2017, and is now under new ownership.

Dec. 3, 2020

Workrite Companies to Pay $7.1 Million to Settle Alleged Furniture Overcharges

Ergonomic office furniture maker Workrite Ergonomics LLC, a Delaware company, and its parent, Knape & Vogt Manufacturing Co. (collectively, Workrite), have agreed to pay $7.1 million to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act that they overcharged the federal government for office furniture under General Services Administration (GSA) contracts, the Department of Justice announced today.

Nov. 19, 2020

Judge Sends Two to Federal Prison for Stealing and Selling more than $2.4 Million Worth of Sensitive U.S. Military Equipment from Camp Mabry

Calling it "the ultimate breach of trust," U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel sentenced 36-year-old former U.S. Property and Fiscal Office Program Analyst Joseph Mora and 27-year-old former Texas Army National Guardsman Cristal Avila to three years and two years in federal prison, respectively, for selling on the internet over $2.4 million in sensitive military equipment stolen from Camp Mabry in Austin, announced U.S. Attorney Gregg N. Sofer; Department of Defense Criminal Investigative Service (DCIS) Special Agent in Charge Michael Mentavlos, Southwest Field Office; Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent in Charge Shane Folden, San Antonio; U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command (Army CID) Special Agent in Charge Ray Rayos, Southwestern Fraud Field Office; and, U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) Inspector in Charge Adrian Gonzalez, Houston Division.

Nov. 18, 2020

Jefferson County Doctor Convicted of Health Care Fraud Violations

A 43-year-old physician practicing in Beaumont has been found guilty of federal health care fraud violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Stephen J. Cox today. Grigoriy T. Rodonaia, of Port Neches, Texas, was convicted by a jury this afternoon of 12 counts of health care fraud, three counts of aggravated identity theft, one count of making a false statement, and two counts of accepting kickbacks. The guilty verdict came following a four-day trial before U.S. District Judge Marcia Crone.

Nov. 17, 2020

Environmental lab analyst enters guilty plea to falsifying test results charge

U.S. Attorney Justin Herdman announced today that Andrew K. Ecklund, age 57, of Tallmadge, entered a plea of guilty to an indictment charging him with nine counts of wire fraud.

Nov. 12, 2020

Justice Department’s Procurement Collusion Strike Force Announces Eleven New National Partners

The Justice Department announced today that the Procurement Collusion Strike Force (PCSF) is adding 11 new national partners to the Strike Force, for a total of 29 agencies and offices committed on the national level to combatting collusion, antitrust crimes and related fraudulent schemes, which undermine competition in government procurement, grant and program funding.

Nov. 10, 2020

Taiwan Individual and International Business Organizations Charged with Criminal Conspiracy to Violate Iranian Sanctions

Chin Hua Huang, 42, a resident of Taiwan, was charged in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia with participating in a criminal conspiracy to violate U.S. export laws and sanctions against Iran. Also charged was Taiwan business organization DES International Co., Ltd. (DES lnt'I} and Brunei business organization Soltech Industry Co., Ltd. (Soltech).

Nov. 9, 2020

Jury Convicts Doctor of Scheme to Perform Unnecessary Surgeries on Women

NORFOLK, Va. – A federal jury convicted a Chesapeake doctor today on 52 counts related to his scheme to bill private and governmental insurers millions of dollars for irreversible hysterectomies and other surgeries and procedures that were not medically necessary for his patients.

Nov. 2, 2020

Oregon Military Department Employee Sentenced to Federal Prison for Role in Government Contracting Fraud

A former civilian program manager for the Oregon National Guard's Oregon Sustainment Maintenance Site (OSMS) was sentenced to federal prison today for making false statements in representing the operational status of military equipment used to maintain the U.S. Army's war-ready posture and billing for $6 million in repairs that were never done, announced U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams.

Nov. 2, 2020

Marine Corps Reserve Official Charged With Conspiracy to Commit Bribery for Facilitating Over $1,900,000 in Defense Contracts

United States Attorney Peter G. Strasser announces that ERIK MARTIN, aged 48, has been charged by a Bill of Information with Conspiracy to Commit Bribery, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 371 and 201 (b )(2). If convicted, MARTIN faces up to five years imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, a $250,000 fine, and a mandatory special assessment of $100.