LOS ANGELES A La Crescenta man was sentenced Wednesday to nine years in federal prison after pleading guilty to federal fraud charges, officials said. The charges…
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Former CFO Sentenced to Prison for His Role in $750 Million Fraud Scheme
TEXAS The former chief financial officer (CFO) of ArthroCare Corporation, a publicly traded medical device company based in Austin, Texas, was sentenced today to 50 months in prison for his role in…
Woman Sentenced to More than Four Years for Health Kickback Scheme
LOUISIANA A New Orleans woman was sentenced Thursday to four years and three months in prison for her involvement in a $2 million home health kickback scheme carried out through a New Orleans area home health agency, officials…
Texas Man Sentenced to 15 years in Prison for Hate Crime
TEXAS Nigel Garrett, 21, was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years in prison for assaulting a man because of the victim’s sexual orientation, according to officials. According to the plea agreement, Garrett admitted that…
Tucson Man Charged with Alien Smuggling After Assaulting Officer and High-Speed Chase
TUCSON A southern Arizona man was charged in U.S. District Court last week with the transportation of illegal aliens resulting in serious bodily injury, high-speed flight from a Border Patrol checkpoint, assault…
Former Executive Admits Involvement in Plot to Affect Water Treatment Chemicals
NEW JERSEY A former executive pleaded guilty Wednesday in New Jersey for his role in a conspiracy to eliminate competition, according to officials. This was allegedly done by rigging bids, distributing customers,…
4th Defendant Charged in Scheme to Force Minors to Work on Chicken Farm
OHIO A federal court on Thursday unsealed charges against a fourth defendant involved in a labor-trafficking scheme that forced minors to work at egg farms in central Ohio, officials said….
ICE Deports Convicted Drug Kingpin Wanted in Colombia
BUFFALO, N.Y. The former leader of a Colombian paramilitary drug-trafficking organization, who oversaw the distribution of significant quantities of cocaine from Colombia to the United States, was deported Tuesday, according to ICE officials….
3 Linked to Medical Supply Firms Arrested in $24 Million Scam involving Power Wheelchairs
3 Linked to Medical Supply Firms in Hawthorne and Ventura Arrested in $24 Million Scam Involving Power Wheelchairs and Repairs LOS ANGELES – The operator of two now-defunct medical supply companies in Hawthorne…
KMart to Pay $32.3 Million for Overbilling for Generic Prescription Drugs
WASHINGTON D.C. Kmart Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sears Holdings Corp., agreed to pay $32.3 million to the federal government to settle allegations that in-store pharmacies in Kmart stores failed to…
Former Gulf Drug Cartel Leader Extradited to U.S. for Smuggling Narcotics
WASHINGTON D.C. Former Leader of the Gulf Cartel Extradited to the United States from Mexico for Funneling Massive Amounts of Marijuana and Cocaine Into the United States Mario Ramirez-Trevino, also known as…
Drug Maker Agrees to Pay $210 Million for Paying Kickbacks
MARYLAND Pharmaceutical company United Therapeutics Corporation, based in Silver Spring, Maryland, agreed to pay $210 million to resolve claims that it used a foundation as a conduit to pay the copays of…