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Former Raytheon Engineer Sentenced for Exporting Sensitive Military Related Technology to China
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- Published: 19 November 2020 19 November 2020
Tucson, Arizona - Yesterday, Wei Sun, 49, a Chinese national and naturalized citizen of the United States, was sentenced to 38 months in prison by District Court Judge Rosemary Marquez. Sun previously pleaded guilty to one felony count of violating the Arms Export Control Act (AECA).
Seven Charged in Connection with a COVID-Relief Fraud Scheme Involving more than 80 Fraudulent Loan Applications
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- Published: 19 November 2020 19 November 2020
Houston, Texas - Seven individuals across two states were charged in an indictment unsealed today for their alleged participation in a scheme to obtain approximately $16 million in forgivable Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
Medicare Advantage Provider to Pay $6.3 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
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- Published: 19 November 2020 19 November 2020
Oakland, California - Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington, formerly known as Group Health Cooperative (GHC), agreed to pay $6,375,000 to resolve allegations that it submitted invalid diagnoses to Medicare for Medicare Advantage beneficiaries and received inflated payments from Medicare as a result, the Justice Department announced today. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan is headquartered in Oakland, California.
Gulf Coast Health Care Fraud Strike Force Expanded to Include Eastern District of Texas
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- Published: 19 November 2020 19 November 2020
Washington, DC - The Department of Justice announced the expansion of the Criminal Division, Fraud Section’s existing Gulf Coast Health Care Fraud Strike Force to include the Eastern District of Texas.
Library of Congress selects Mayo’s convalescent plasma website for Coronavirus Web Archive
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- Published: 19 November 2020 19 November 2020
Washington, DC - The Library of Congress has selected Mayo Clinic's uscovidplasma.org website for the nation's historic Coronavirus Web Archive. Mayo Clinic developed this site as leader of the nation's Expanded Access Program for convalescent plasma to treat COVID-19.