July 31, 2024

Avantor, Inc. Agrees to Pay $5.325 Million to Resolve Allegations of False Claims for Overcharging Federal Agencies and Allegations of DEA Violations and Lack of Compliance as to Listed Chemicals

United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced today that Avantor, Inc., based in Radnor, PA, has agreed to pay a total of $5.325 million to resolve multiple alleged violations of federal law.

July 31, 2024

Maryland Woman Pleads Guilty for Role in Million Dollar Fraud Scheme at New Orleans Marine Forces Reserve Facility

United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that KAMILA HORAKOVA DUDLEY (“DUDLEY”), age 43, of Silver Spring, Maryland, pled guilty on July 30, 2024, before United States District Judge Greg G. Guidry to misprision of a felony, namely, wire fraud, in violation of Title18, United States Code, Section 4.

July 30, 2024

Convicted Health Care Fraud defendant sentenced to an additional six-month sentence for failing to report to prison as directed

The former co-owner of a defunct medical testing company, who failed to report to prison as directed last spring, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to an additional six months in prison, announced U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman. Richard Reid, 55, was convicted in March 2022, of five federal felonies connected to his scheme to profit from illegal kickbacks in the medical testing industry. In January 2023 he was sentenced to two years in prison.

July 24, 2024

Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Health Care Fraud Violations

A Florida man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston in connection with a scheme to defraud insurance providers for physical therapy services that were not provided to patients.

July 24, 2024

Army Officer Sentenced for Theft of Government Property and Ordered to Pay Half a Million Dollars

Chief Warrant Officer Three (CW3) Christopher Hammond, 38, was sentenced to 36 months for his role in a scheme that resulted in the theft of government property netted him at least $2 million in proceeds. Hammond was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $250,000 and forfeit $250,000.

July 23, 2024

Glen Burnie Man Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Engage In Dogfighting And Interstate Travel In Aid Of Racketeering

Mario Flythe, age 50, of Glen Burnie, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to federal charges of conspiracy to engage in animal fighting, specifically the fighting of dogs, and interstate travel in aid of racketeering.

July 23, 2024

Missouri-Based Defense Department Contractor Sentenced for Fraud

U.S. District Judge Henry E. Autrey on Tuesday sentenced a former Defense Department contractor from St. Charles County, Missouri to five years of probation and fined him $50,000 for illegally obtaining parts for the military overseas.

July 23, 2024

Prysmian Cables Settles Allegations of Falsified Test Results and Failure to Test Cable Used in Military Vehicles

Prysmian Cables and Systems USA LLC (Prysmian), located in Abbeville, South Carolina, has agreed to pay $920,000 to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly falsifying test results and failing to conduct required testing on military cable, known as M13486 cable, that was used in vehicles manufactured for use by the military.

July 23, 2024

Employees of Monmouth County Marine Equipment and Servicing Company Admit Roles in Scheme to Defraud U.S. Department of Defense

A Monmouth County, New Jersey, woman and her son from Mercer County, New Jersey, have admitted their roles in a years-long scheme to defraud the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) by providing military equipment parts that were not authorized under the governing contracts, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

July 22, 2024

Anchorage doctor and her husband charged with health care fraud and tax evasion

A federal grand jury in Alaska returned an indictment last week charging an Anchorage doctor and her husband with health care fraud and tax evasion.