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Justice Department Alleges Conditions at Lowell Correctional Institution Violate the Constitution
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- Published: 26 December 2020 26 December 2020
Ocala, Florida - The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida Tuesday concluded that there is reasonable cause to believe that the conditions at Lowell Correctional Institution (Lowell) in Ocala, violate the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution. Specifically, the department concluded that there is reasonable cause to believe that Lowell fails to protect prisoners from sexual abuse by the facility’s staff.
Two Owners of Pharmacies Charged in a $30 Million COVID-19 Health Care Fraud and Money Laundering Case
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- Published: 26 December 2020 26 December 2020
New York - The owners of over a dozen New York-area pharmacies were charged in an indictment unsealed Monday for their roles in a $30 million health care fraud and money laundering scheme, in which they exploited emergency codes and edits in the Medicare system that went into effect due to the COVID-19 pandemic in order to submit fraudulent claims for expensive cancer drugs that were never provided, ordered, or authorized by medical professionals.
Texas Heart Hospital and Wholly-Owned Subsidiary THHBP Management Company LLC to Pay $48 Million to Settle False Claims
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- Published: 26 December 2020 26 December 2020
Dallas, Texas - Texas Heart Hospital of the Southwest LLP, a partially physician-owned hospital in Plano, Texas, and its wholly owned subsidiary, THHBP Management Company, LLC (collectively, the “Heart Hospital”) have agreed to pay the United States $48 million to resolve claims that the Heart Hospital violated the False Claims Act by knowingly submitting claims to the Medicare program that resulted from violations of the Physician Self-Referral Law and the Anti‑Kickback Statute, the Justice Department announced.
International Trio Indicted in Austin for Illegal Exports to Russia
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- Published: 26 December 2020 26 December 2020
Austin, Texas - A four–count federal grand jury indictment returned in Austin and unsealed charges three foreign nationals – a Russian citizen and two Bulgarian citizens – with violating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), Export Control Reform Act (ECRA), and a money laundering statute in a scheme to procure sensitive radiation-hardened circuits from the U.S. and ship those components to Russia through Bulgaria without required licenses.
White House Bill Announcements
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- Written by Yuma News Now Yuma News Now
- Published: 23 December 2020 23 December 2020
Washington, DC - On Tuesday, December 22, 2020, the President signed into law:
Proclamation to Take Certain Actions Under the African Growth and Opportunity Act and for Other Purposes
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- Published: 23 December 2020 23 December 2020
Washington, DC - Proclamation to Take Certain Actions Under the African Growth and Opportunity Act and for Other Purposes:
Trump Administration’s 45th Governors Briefing on COVID-19 Response & Best Practices
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- Published: 23 December 2020 23 December 2020
Washington, DC - Monday, Vice President Mike Pence led a discussion with the chief executives and senior leaders of approximately 50 states, territories, and the White House Coronavirus Task Force to discuss local, state, and federal COVID-19 response and recovery efforts, including the continued collaboration on vaccine distribution and administration planning and execution.