MICHIGAN An Ohio man plead guilty for his role in ripping off Medicare of about $6.2 million during the time he was practicing medicine without a licensed at a Detroit-in-home physician services…
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Men Who Lured Guatemalan Minors and Adults to U.S. and Forced Them to Work on Egg Farm Sentenced to Prison
Two men were sentenced to prison for their roles in luring and forcing Guatemalan minors and adults to work at Ohio egg farms, officials announced today.
Conrado Salgado Soto, 53, of Mexico, was sentenced to four years and three months in prison today for his role in luring Guatemalan minors and adults into the U.S. on false pretenses, then using threats of physical harm to force them to work at egg farms in Ohio, according to officials.
Feds Release Facts and Terms of Goldman Sachs’ $5 Billion Settlement for Misrepresenting Mortgages to Consumers
he Justice Department today released the terms of the Goldman Sachs $5 billion settlement in connection with the sale of residential mortgage-backed securities or RMBS from 2005 to 2007.
Department of JusticeThe settlement is part of a federal and state investigation into Goldman Sachs’ sale of mortgages contributed to a housing bubble and subsequent financial crisis, according to officials.
Just Saying: The Walmart of the Newspaper Industry, the Star and Gannett’s Crimped Management Style
The Star’s and other 13 newspapers including the Milwaukee’s Journal Sentinel staff and readers can expect some drastic changes in news coverage and reporting.
Gannet, which owns USA TODAY, is also known for numerous corporate edicts that include the art of writing “tighter,” which often means limiting enterprise and investigative stories to 18- to 20- inches of newspaper space.
Two Leaders of a Dangerous and Violent Street Gang Plead Guilty to Drug Dealing and other Racketeering Charges
A 53-year-old Mexican Mafia member who is also a member of the El Monte Flores street gang and another man who was a “shotcaller” of the violent and dangerous street gang, plead guilty to federal racketeering offenses, according to officials.
Former Pittsburgh Police Sergeant Indicted for Allegedly Beating A Teen-Aged Suspect, the Assault was Caught on Video
A federal grand jury indicted a former Pittsburgh police sergeant on charges of deprivation of civil rights and made false statements about the incident, officials announced this week.
The two-count indictment, returned on Tuesday, named Stephen Matakovich, 47, of Pittsburgh, Pa., as the sole defendant.
Wells Fargo Bank Agrees to Pay $1.2 Billion for Improper Mortgage Lending Practices
NEW YORK
Wells Fargo must write a fat check for $1.2 billion for certifying that loans were eligible for FHA mortgage insurance when they were not and admitting that it didn’t disclose thousands of faulty mortgage loans to HUD, according to officials.
Man Who Lured Children to His Website to Have Them Perform Sexually Explicit Acts Sentenced to 21 Years in Prison
A federal judge sentenced a member of an international child exploitation conspiracy to 21 years in prison for luring children to a website he controlled so that he could have them perform sexually explicit acts, according to officials.
“Celebrity Tax Guy” Tax Preparer Allegedly Pocketed $1.2 Million in Tax Refunds That Belonged to 144 Clients
The operator of a Glendale tax preparation business prepared taxes for his clients and ripped them off by diverting their tax refunds into his own bank account, according to officials.
Michael Joseph Calalang Cabuhat used some of that money to write a $24,500 check to purchase a Ferrari 360 Spider.
Former St. Louis Police Officer Admits Beating Handcuffed Suspect Who Had Daughter’s Credit Card
Former St. Louis Metropolitan police officer Thomas Carroll, 52, plead guilty Wednesday to beating a handcuffed suspect who was in possession of his daughter’s credit card, according to officials.
Sheriff’s Second-in-Command Guilty of Covering Up Federal Investigation into Jail Corruption
LOS ANGELES (Updated: 5:30 p.m./April 6, 2016) The former second-in-command of the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department Paul Tanaka was found guilty today of two counts – conspiracy to obstruct justice and obstruction…
Retired Judge, Attorney and Psychologist Indicted for Allegedly Submitting $600 Million in Bogus Social Security Disability Claims
A federal grand jury indicted a retired administrative law judge, a lawyer and a psychologist Tuesday for submitting phony medical records to the Social Security Administration involving more than 2,000 cases in Kentucky and elsewhere, according to officials.
The scam resulted in $600 million loss to the Social Security Administration.