TEXAS A federal jury found a pharmacist guilty Tuesday of charges related to health care fraud, wire fraud and money laundering. After a six-day trial, George Phillip Tompkins, 75, of Houston, was…
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Missouri Man Sentenced to 19 Years for Attempting to Help ISIS
WASHINGTON D.C. A Columbia, Missouri, man was sentenced to 19 years and eight months in prison in federal court today for his role in making preparations to launch a terrorist attack with…
Colorado Man Sentenced to Prison for Involvement in $7.2 Million Biodiesel Tax Scheme
COLORADO A Colorado resident was sentenced to six years and 11months in prison on Friday for his role in a biodiesel tax credit fraud scheme, federal officials announced Monday. According to the…
Diversicare Health Services Inc. Agree to Pay $9.5 Million to Resolve False Claim Act Allegations
TENNESSEE Diversicare Health Services Inc. agreed to pay $9.5 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly submitting false claims to Medicare, officials stated. The false claims…
Former Prisoner Transport Officer Indicted for Abusing Detainees
NEW MEXICO A federal grand jury in Albuquerque indicted former prison transport officer Anthony Buntyn, 53, for abusing detainees who were in his care and for threatening the detainees with retaliation if…
Two L.A. Pharmacy Owners Each Sentenced to 12 Years for Medicare Scheme
LOS ANGELES Two owners and operators of a Los Angeles pharmacy were both sentenced Thursday to 12 years in prison for their roles in a health care fraud scheme, according to officials….
Former Microsoft Software Engineer Convicted of Stealing More Than 19 Million in Gift Cards
Seattle A former Microsoft software engineer was convicted Tuesday in federal court of 18 federal felonies related to his scheme to defraud Microsoft of more than $10 million, announced U.S. Attorney Brian…
Feds: L.A. Urologist Sentenced to Nearly Six Years in Prison for Fraudulent Billings
LOS ANGELES A urologist was sentenced Monday to five years 11 months in federal prison for submitting fraudulent billings totaling more than $700,000 to Medicare. A jury found Mark Wilfred Tamarin guilty…
Ringleader of Crew That Committed 13 Verizon Store Robberies Sentenced to Prison
SANTA ANA, CALIF. A Long Beach man was sentenced Tuesday to 22 years and eight months in federal prison for leading a crew that committed 13 robberies of Verizon stores across Southern…
Court Order Bars Tax Business from Preparing Tax Returns After Making False Deductions
FLORDIA A federal court order signed by Judge James S. Moody stop a tax preparer and his business from doing tax returns, officials announced Tuesday. On Feb. 14, 2020, a federal court…
Chinese Military Members Charged with Computer Fraud, Economic Espionage and Wire Fraud
GEORGIA A federal grand jury in Atlanta indicted four members of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) with hacking into the computer systems of the credit reporting agency Equifax and stealing Americans’…
Owners of Telemedicine Companies Charged with $56 Million Medicare Conspiracy Fraud
NORTH CAROLINA The owners of two telemedicine companies were charged in an indictment unsealed yesterday for allegedly orchestrating a nationwide scheme to receive kickbacks and bribes in exchange for the ordering of…