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South American Man Caught With Protected Orchids Pleads Guilty in Federal Court
LOS ANGELES A Peruvian who possessed orchids in violation of an international wildlife treaty plead guilty to a federal offense of illegal trade in a protected species, officials announced today. Victor Manuel…
Feds: Nearly 500 Hospitals Pay More Than $250 Million Related to Cardiac Devices
WASHINGTON The federal government reached 70 settlements involving 457 hospitals in 43 states for more than $250 million related to cardiac devices that were implanted in Medicare patients in violation of Medicare…
Man Who Threatened to Kill Federal Agent Convicted: “Next Time You’re Dead”
LOS ANGELES A man who threatened to kill a U.S. Forest Service Law Enforcement officer who came to the man’s home to ask about trash dumped in the San Bernardino National Forest…
New Mexicans Indicted for Selling Filipino-Made Jewelry As Native American (News Video)
NEW MEXICO Three New Mexicans have been charged with violating the Indian Arts and Crafts Act by conspiring to import and fraudulently sell Filipino-made jewelry as Native American-made, officials announced today. The…
Drug Manufacturer Pays $125 Million for Giving KickBacks to Physicians for Referrals
MASSACHUSETTS Federal law states that it’s illegal to offer to to pay doctors so they can refer patients to pharmacies to get drugs for where payments are made in whole or part…
Sheriff’s Deputy Guilty of Unlawful Tasing of Jail Inmate Resulting in a Serious Head Injury
MISSISSIPPI A former Tate County, Mississippi Sheriff’s deputy plead guilty today of unlawful tasing of a jail inmate who standing against the wall and not posing a threat to anyone, officials said….
Former Planet Fitness Employee Used Club Account to Order and Steal 1,800 iPads
CONCORD, NH A 31-year-old employee who concocted a scheme to defraud Planet Fitness Holdings, LLC of more than $920,000 by ordering 1,800 iPads on the company’s account will be sentenced in January,…
Tuna Fleet Companies That “Put Profits Ahead” of Marine Life Protection Pay a Penality
HAWAII Tuna Fleet Companies — Tri-Marine Management Co., Tri-Marine Fishing Management and Cape Mendocino Fishing also Tri-Marine — agreed to pay $1 million in civil penalties and to perform fleet-wide inspections and other corrective…
A Man Who Put Industrial Bleach Into a “Miracle Mineral Supplement” Sentenced to Prison
WASHINGTON A federal judge sentenced a man to four years and three months in prison for selling industrial bleach as a miracle cure for numerous diseases and illnesses, including cancer, AIDS, malaria, hepatitis,…
DOJ’s Latest Release: “The President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing Implementation Guidebook”
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE The Department of Justice today released a new resource guide called “The President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing Implementation Guidebook.” It outlines strategies to help communities, law enforcement…