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Federal Agencies Warn of Emerging Fraud Schemes Related to COVID-19 Vaccines
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- Published: 27 December 2020 27 December 2020
Washington, DC - The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG), and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) are warning the public about several emerging fraud schemes related to COVID-19 vaccines.
Indian Wells Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Kidnapping
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- Written by Yuma News Now Yuma News Now
- Published: 27 December 2020 27 December 2020
Phoenix, Arizona - Elbert Philip Shabi, 69, of Indian Wells, Arizona, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Michael T. Liburdi to twenty years in prison followed by five years of supervised release. Shabi previously pleaded guilty to kidnapping.
Canadian Man Extradited from Spain to Face Charges for Massive Psychic Mail Fraud Scheme
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- Written by YNN YNN
- Published: 26 December 2020 26 December 2020
Central Islip, New York - A Canadian citizen accused of operating a decades-long psychic mail fraud scheme was extradited to the United States and made his initial appearance Tuesday in federal court in Central Islip, New York, the Department of Justice and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service announced.
Justice Department Commends ASCAP and BMI's Launch of SONGVIEW
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- Written by Imperial Valley News Imperial Valley News
- Published: 26 December 2020 26 December 2020
Washington, DC - On December 21, 2020, The American Society of Composers (ASCAP) and Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI), the two largest performance rights organizations (PROs) in the United States, announced the launch of SONGVIEW, a “comprehensive data platform that provides music users with an authoritative view of public performance copyright ownership and administration shares for the vast majority of music licensed in the United States."
Justice Department Alleges Conditions at Iowa Institution for Individuals with Disabilities Violate the Constitution
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- Written by Yuma News Now Yuma News Now
- Published: 26 December 2020 26 December 2020
Des Moines, Iowa - The Justice Department Tuesday concluded an investigation into conditions at the Glenwood Resource Center (Glenwood), an institution for individuals with intellectual disabilities operated by the State of Iowa in Glenwood, Iowa.
Justice Department Alleges Conditions at Lowell Correctional Institution Violate the Constitution
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- Written by YNN YNN
- 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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- Written by DOJ DOJ
- 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.