TEXAS A California woman pleaded guilty Wednesday to her role in a counterfeit savings bond scheme. According to court documents, Summer Marie Creech, 45, of Fontana, conspired with others to create, pass,…
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Three Convicted in $93 Million Home Health Fraud, Money Laundering Scheme
MIAMI A Florida man and woman were found guilty by a federal jury in Miami on Tuesday for their participation in a scheme to cheat Medicare by charging the agency for over…
Feds Announce Eight Indictments Against China-Based Chemical Manufacturing Companies and Employees
The officials announced Wednesday that eight indictments against Chinese companies and individuals have been unsealed by the Justice Department in the Middle and Southern Districts of Florida. These indictments relate to the…
Senior Pentagon Official Allegedly Involved in Dogfighting Operations That Electrocuted Dogs Who Lost Fights With Jumper Cables
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND A federal criminal complaint has been filed charging Frederick Douglass Moorefield, Jr., age 62, of Arnold, Maryland, and Mario Damon Flythe, age 49, of Glen Burnie, Maryland with promoting and…
Florida Man Sentence to Six Years in Prison for Scamming 10,000 Victims of More Than $55 Million
A Florida man was sentenced Monday to six years in prison for orchestrating an investment scheme that defrauded more than 10,000 victims of over $55 million. Court records state that Michael Glaspie,…
Genomic Health Agrees to Pay $32 Million For Improperly Billing Medicare
Genomic Health, Inc. (GHI), a Delaware corporation headquartered in Redwood City, California, agreed to pay $32.5 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act. Genomic Health allegedly did this…
Former NYC Officer Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Sexual Exploitation of Child and Child Porn
Last week in federal court in Brooklyn, former New York City Police Officer Timothy Martinez was sentenced to 15 years in prison for two counts of sexual exploitation and attempted sexual exploitation…
FBI: Man Indicted for Blowing Up ATM, Possessing Illegal Explosives
ATLANTA Abdurrahim Jalal has been indicted for blowing up a bank automated teller machine and for possession of illegal explosive devices, according to FBI officials. “The alleged actions of this individual could…
Three Men Convicted for Laundering Proceeds of Gift Card Scam
Three people were found guilty by a jury in Los Angeles of their participation in using gift card transactions to launder the proceeds of extensive consumer fraud schemes, federal officials announced this…
Veterans Affairs Officer Indicted for Beating Man 45 Times With Baton
LOS ANGELES An officer with the Veterans Affairs Police Department (VAPD) has been indicted on civil rights and assault charges that allege he used a department-issued baton to strike a man approximately…
Hospice Director Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for $150 Million Hospice Fraud
For his part in a conspiracy that entailed filing over $150 million in false and fraudulent claims to Medicare for hospice and other medical services, a hospice medical director was given a…
Man Guilty of Arranging 600 Sham Marriages to Fool Immigration
BOSTON According to authorities, a Californian man admitted Wednesday in federal court in Boston to running a significant marriage fraud “agency” that set up hundreds of fictitious unions. These marriages were formed…