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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.
Senior Executive of Oil-Services Company Sentenced to Three Years for $886 Million Securities Fraud Scheme
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- Published: 11 April 2022 11 April 2022
Bismark, North Dakota - A North Dakota man, formerly the executive vice president of U.S. operations at a publicly traded Canadian oil-services company, was sentenced last week to three years in prison for perpetrating a scheme to fraudulently inflate the company’s reported revenue that resulted in shareholder losses in excess of $886 million.
Justice Department Announces Superseding Indictment Charging 12 in Gun-Running Conspiracy to Supply Firearms to Gang Members in Chicago
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- Published: 03 April 2022 03 April 2022
Chicago, Illinois -A 21-count superseding indictment unsealed Wednesday charges 12 individuals with conspiring to violate federal firearms statutes, including engaging in the business of dealing in firearms without a license; transporting and receiving firearms into another state; making false statements to a federally licensed firearm dealer; conspiring to possess firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking crimes and to use and carry firearms in relation to crimes of violence; and conspiring to commit money laundering, as well as other related substantive offenses.
Justice Department Files False Claims Act Complaint Against Two Laboratory CEOs, One Hospital CEO and Others
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- Published: 11 April 2022 11 April 2022
Washington, DC - The Justice Department has filed a complaint against two laboratory CEOs, one hospital CEO and other individuals and entities, alleging False Claims Act violations based on patient referrals in violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute and the Stark Law, as well as claims otherwise improperly billed to federal healthcare programs for laboratory testing.
Former Puerto Rico Legislator and Two Capitol Employees Plead Guilty to Bribery and Kickback Scheme
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- Written by Super User Super User
- Published: 03 April 2022 03 April 2022
San Juan, Puerto Rico - A former Puerto Rico legislator and two employees who worked in his office pleaded guilty this week to engaging in a bribery and kickback scheme.