LAREDO, TEXAS — A Texas county commissioner was arrested today and charged with bribery after he allegedly accepted a Ford pickup truck, cash and electronic equipment in exchange for jobs and for…
Category: American Justice
Tax Preparer Convicted of Preparing False Income Tax Returns
MICHIGAN – A Detroit man who prepared more than 3,000 tax returns and earned more than $500,000 was convicted today in U.S. District Court of obstructing the IRS and nine counts of…
New York Fire Department Agrees to Pay $98 Million to Settle Discrimination Lawsuit
NEW YORK – The City of New York will pay about $98 million to settle an employment discrimination lawsuit filed on behalf of blacks and Hispanics who applied for jobs at the city’s…
Owner of Medical Clinic Gets Nine Years for Medicare Fraud Totaling $20 Million
FLORIDA – The owner and operator of a Miami medical clinic, Merfi Corp., was sentenced this week to nine years in prison for Medicare fraud. U.S. District Judge Ursula Ungaro also ordered that…
NY Businessman Who Tried to Hide Income from IRS Convicted of Filing False Tax Returns
WASHINGTON — A New York businessman who tried to hide income from his construction company was convicted in U.S. District Court of filing false tax returns for his corporation and is now facing…
Feds Want to Stop Ohio Youth Services from Putting Mentally Ill Boys in Juvenile Correction Facilities
OHIO — The U.S. Department of Justice today sought a temporarily restraining order against the Department of Youth Services from putting boys with mental health needs in its juvenile correction facilities, according…
Florida Hospital Agrees to Pay $85 Million for False Billings; Whistlerblower Will Get $20.8 Million
FLORIDA – A Florida hospital agreed to pay $85 million as part of a settlement for billing Medicare for certain services by physicians who have a financial relationship with the hospital, officials announced…
Feds: Deaths from Heroin Overdose up 45 percent; Border Seizure of Heroin Up 320 Percent in Last Five Years
WASHINGTON D.C. – Deaths from heroin overdose are on the rise at an alarming rate, said the nation’s chief prosecutor. Between 2006 and 2010, deaths as a result of heroin overdose increased…
Two Former Law Enforcement Officers Plead Guilty to Trying to Sell Heroin to Inmates
PUERTO RICO – Two former law enforcement officers who attempted to sell smuggled heroin to inmates were given prison sentences on Thursday, according to federal prosecutors. Joel Torres-Velazquez, 49, of Guánica, Puerto…
Three Plead Guilty to Growing Pot, Seriously Damaging Ecosystem of a California Conservation Area
SAN FRANCISCO – Three Eureka, Calif. men plead guilty on Wednesday to growing marijuana in a national conservation area, and in doing so, caused serious damage to the environment, according to federal…
Two Texas Men Get Lengthy Prison Sentences for Trafficking in Methamphetamine
LUBBOCK, TEXAS – Two members of a three-person methamphetamine trafficking ring were given lengthy prison sentences last week in U.S. District Court. Two of the defendants, Michael Armenta, 19, and Fernando Valenzuela-Ceballos, 26,…
Woman Indicted for Using Stolen Military IDs to Claim $2.2 Million in Tax Refunds
ALABAMA — A woman who worked at a hospital at Fort Benning Army Base in Georgia has been was indicted for allegedly stealing the IDs of military personnel, filing more than 1,000 false…