A Chinese national who plead guilty in U.S. District Court in Boston in connection with supplying Iran with pressure transducers which could be used to make nuclear weapons-grade uranium will be sentenced next month, according to authorities.
Fugitive Arrested In Connection With Deaths of Two Immigrants in Trunk (News Video)
Suspected alien smuggler Eduard Cornejo-Saavedra, a fugitive being sought in connection with the deaths of two unauthorized immigrants who perished in the trunk of a car last year, was arrested in Miami last week, officials said.
Former Philly Sheriff Indicted for Hiding Court-Ordered Foreclosures to “Enrich” Himself
Former Philadelphia sheriff allegedly enriched himself at the expense of taxpayers by hiding the sale of court-ordered, mortgage-foreclosure real estate in exchange for “gifts” totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars, according to officials.
Cancer Health Care Provider to Pay $19.7 Million for Unnecessary “FISH” Medical Tests
FLORIDA The 21st Century Oncology LLC agreed to pay $19.75 million to the government to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by billing federal health care programs for laboratory…
32 Hospitals in 15 States to Pay More Than $28 Million for Falsely Billing Medicare
Thirty-two hospitals located throughout 15 states have agreed to pay the federal government more than $28 million to settle allegations that the health care facilities submitted false claims to Medicare for minimally-invasive Justice-Depart kyphoplasty procedures, the Justice Department announced today.
Prison Guard Indicted for Attempting to Smuggle Marijuana Into a Federal Prison
A federal grand jury indicted a former corrections officer for attempting to smuggle marijuana into a federal prison, Edward L. Stanton III, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, announced this week.
Peruvian Sentenced to Prison for Lying and Threatening U.S. Consumers
A federal judge sentenced a Lima, Peru resident who admitted to operating call centers that lied to and threatened Spanish-speaking consumers to four years and 10 months in prison, officials announced today.
Just Saying: The Village People, The Land of the Skittish, and Bible Thumpers
After watching the GOP debate on CNN this week, I feel I owe the Village People an apology.
Feds: Riverside Man “Straw Purchaser” of Assault Rifles Used In San Bernardino Attack
A federal grand jury indicted Enrique Marquez Jr., a longtime friend of Syed Rizwan Farook, the male shooter in the San Bernardino terrorist attack, was charged today with conspiring with Farook in 2011 and 2012 to commit crimes of terrorism, officials announced today.
Two Doctors and Nurse Sentenced to Prison for $50 Million Health Fraud
Two doctors and a registered nurse were sentenced to prison for their roles in connection with a $50 million health care fraud scheme that operated for 10 years in New Orleans.
Rabbis Sentenced for Conspiring to Kidnap Jewish Husbands to Force Religious Divorces
A federal judge sentenced two Orthodox Jewish Rabbis to prison for conspiring to kidnap Jewish men in an effort to force them to give their wives religious divorces, referred to as “gets,” officials announced this week.
Sheriff’s Deputy Indicted for Falsely Charging Man With Crimes He didn’t Commit (News Video)
A federal grand jury today indicted a former deputy with the Bullitt County, Kentucky, Sheriff’s Office for allegedly charging a resident for crimes he didn’t commit, according to authorities.