FRESNO, CALIF. Two chiropractors along with a psychologist were charged Friday for 15 counts of health care fraud committed at clinics in Bakersfield, Visalia and Fresno, officials said. Chiropractor Bahar Gharib-Danesh, 38,…
Ex-Doctor Serving a Life Sentence for Hepetitis C Outbreak Gets Nearly Six Years More for Medical Fraud
LAS VEGAS, NV A former doctor and owner of a defunct Nevada endoscopy center on Thursday received a six year and 11 month prison sentence for defrauding Medicare, Medicaid and other private…
Federal Grand Jury Indicted Jail Guard Who Allegedly Kicked Inmate in the Head
KANSAS CITY, MO A federal grand jury indicted a Jackson County Detention Center jail guard for allegedly kicking an inmate who was restrained in the head. Young Isinwa, 45, of Kansas City,…
Doctor Who Subjected Patients to Unnecessary Chemotherapy Sentenced to 45 Years (News Video)
MICHIGAN A federal judge today sentenced a Detroit area hematologist-oncologist to 45 years in prison for giving his patients medically unnecessary infusions or injections of chemotherapy to 553 patients, according to officials….
Estonian Guilty of Helping Launch Worldwide Cyber Attack that Infected Millions of Computers
NEW YORK Vladimir Tsastsin, of Estonia, admitted his involvement in infecting more than four million computers in more than 100 countries — a cyber attack that resulted in Tsastsin and his codefendants…
Three Sent to Federal Prison for $27.8 Million Mortgage Fraud
FLORIDA A U.S. district judge sentenced three Miami real estate developers to prison Wednesday for their roles in a $27.8 million mortgage fraud scheme, officials said. Stavroula Mendez, 68, was sentenced to…
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Man Who Robbed 14 Banks of About $52,000
HARRISBURG, PENN A federal grand jury this week indicted 47-year-old Andre Mosley for allegedly robbing 14 banks of about $52,000, officials said. The alleged robberies took place from November 2014 through February at…
“Chicago Boys” Heroin-Trafficking Investigation Results in 16 Convictions (News Video)
STEUBENVILLE, OHIO A investigation, dubbed “Chicago Boys” because of the ties between the drug traffickers in the Steubenville area and suppliers and traffickers from the Greater Chicago area, led to the conviction…
Doctor Gets Five Years in Prison for Taking $1.8 Million in Bribes for Test Referrals
NEW JERSEY A U.S. district judge today sentenced a doctor to five years and three months in prison for accepting $1.8 million in bribes to refer million of dollars in business to Biodiagnostic…
DEA and CDC Report: Heroin Use Increasing in Most Demographic Groups
WASHINGTON D.C. Heroin use has increased across the United States among men and women, most age groups, and all income levels. The greatest increases have occurred in groups with historically lower rates…
Man Who Shot DEA Agent Serving a Search Warrant Sentenced to Prison
COLUMBIA, S.C. A federal judge sentenced a 33-year-old man to eight years in prison for shooting a DEA agent serving a search warrant at the defendant’s house, officials said. DEA agents obtained…
Congressional Candidate Allegedly Wanted to Burn Down a Mosque, Kill People
TENNESSEE A former right-wing Congressional candidate from Tennessee was charged with hiring another person to burn down a mosque in Islamberg, a hamlet in Hancock, New York, according to officials. A federal…