LOS ANGELES A disbarred personal-injury lawyer was sentenced Thursday to 12 years in federal prison for stealing settlement money from multiple clients, officials stated. This included a multimillion-dollar settlement that should have…
Category: American Justice
Former NFL Player Sentenced to Prison for Nationwide Health Care Fraud
A former National Football League (NFL) player was sentenced Wednesday to five years in prison for orchestrating a nationwide scheme to defraud a health care benefit program for retired NFL players, federal…
Woman Guilty of Multimillion-Dollar Scheme to Defraud Health Insurers for Cometic Procedures
LOS ANGELES A San Fernando Valley woman plead guilty Tuesday to federal criminal charges for conspiring to defraud health insurance companies This caused millions of dollars in fraudulent claims to be submitted…
Pharmacy Owner Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for $14 Million Health Care Fraud Fraud
LOS ANGELES A West Los Angeles pharmacist was sentenced Monday to 30 months in federal prison for orchestrating a scheme that fraudulently obtained millions of dollars for compounded drugs in a scheme,…
NY Man Guilty of a Multi-Million Dollar Fraud by Sending Fake Prize Notifications
NEW YORK A fifth defendant pleaded guilty Wednesday in New York to participate in a fraudulent, multi-million dollar mass-mailing scheme that tricked consumers into paying fees for falsely promised cash prizes. According…
Man Gets Two Life Sentences for Aggravated Sexual Abuse of Minor
ALPINE, TEXAS An Alpine man was sentenced Monday to two life sentences in prison for aggravated sexual abuse of a minor, officials announced Tuesday. According to court documents and evidence at trial,…
Seven Doctors, Hospital CEO Pay $1.1 Million to Settle Kickback Allegations
SHERMAN, Texas – Seven Texas doctors and a hospital executive agreed to pay a total of $1.1 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations involving kickbacks, officials announced last week. “Paying kickbacks…
JUST SAYING: Putin Invades, Oligarchs and Military Will Pull the Plug on Him
How far would the United States go to back Ukraine? By Anthony Faiola Columnist (Jan. 20, 2022) You’re reading an excerpt from the Today’s WorldView newsletter. Sign up to get the rest, including news…
Feds: Oklahoma Jailer Guilty of Beating Inmate, Fracturing Rib
OKLAHOMA Johnnie Drewery, 27, a former Sergeant with the Grady County Jail, in Chickasha, Oklahoma, plead guilty Wednesday to beating an inmate, according to authorities. Drewery used unreasonable force against an inmate,…
Georgia Dog Breeder Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Dog-Fighting, Cocaine Trafficking
GEORGIA A well-known dog-fighting trainer and breeder, who owned Cane Valley Kennels, was sentenced to five years in prison for a multi-state dog-fighting and cocaine trafficking ring, officials announced Wednesday. Vernon Vegas,…
Three Charged with Shooting into a South L.A. Supermarket, Injuring Six
Two men and a woman were charged Monday with shooting into a South Los Angeles supermarket, injuring six people, according to officials. Beverly Surratt, 28, Juwann Keaire Williams, 18, and Marquae Yoakum…
Feds: Colombian Allegedly Tried to Kill Haitian President
A Colombian national was arrested based on a federal criminal complaint filed in Florida, officials stated. Mario Antonio Palacios, 43, is charged with conspiracy to commit murder or kidnapping outside the U.S.,…