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Woman Sentenced to Over Five Years for COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme
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- Published: 13 April 2022 13 April 2022
Houston, Texas - A Texas woman was sentenced Thursday to 70 months in prison for her scheme to defraud the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) of over $1.9 million in loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
BayCare Health System and Hospital Affiliates Agree to Pay $20 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations Relating to Impermissible Medicaid Donations
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- Published: 12 April 2022 12 April 2022
Jacksonville, Florida - BayCare Health System Inc. and entities that operate four affiliated Florida hospitals (collectively BayCare) have agreed to pay the United States $20 million to resolve allegations that BayCare violated the False Claims Act by making donations to the Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas County (JWB) to improperly fund the state’s share of Medicaid payments to BayCare. The four hospitals are Morton Plant Hospital, Mease Countryside Hospital, Mease Dunedin Hospital and St. Anthony’s Hospital.
Group Home Owners Convicted in $1 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
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- Published: 11 April 2022 11 April 2022
Houston, Texas - A federal jury convicted a Texas husband and wife last week for a $1 million Medicare fraud scheme, including violations of the federal Anti-Kickback Statute.
Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS
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- Published: 12 April 2022 12 April 2022
New York - A California man was sentenced Wednesday to 20 years in prison for attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization, the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, aka ISIS.
Restraining Order Entered Against Operators of Technical-Support Fraud Scheme Targeting Seniors
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- Published: 11 April 2022 11 April 2022
Miami, Florida - The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida has ordered Florida company, Windows Service Center LLC, and its owner and operator, Erica Herson, 41, of Miami, to stop operating a technical-support fraud scheme that is alleged to have defrauded elderly and vulnerable U.S. victims out of over $1 million.