Two Real Estate Investors Convicted for Roles in Bid-rigging Conspiracy in San Joaquin County, Calif. Real Estate Foreclosure Auctions
Two Real Estate Investors Convicted for Roles in Bid-rigging Conspiracy in San Joaquin County, Calif. Real Estate Foreclosure Auctions Following a four-week trial, a federal jury today convicted two real…
Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Blair County, Pa., Over Polling Place Access for Voters with Disabilities
Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Blair County, Pa., Over Polling Place Access for Voters with Disabilities The Justice Department today announced a settlement under Title II of the Americans with…
Dominican National Sentenced to Serve 61 Months in Prison for Trafficking Identities of Puerto Rican U.S. Citizens
Dominican National Sentenced to Serve 61 Months in Prison for Trafficking Identities of Puerto Rican Citizens Wilfredo Blanco-Diaz, 40, formerly of Caguas, Puerto Rico, was sentenced to serve 61 months…
Former Veterans Affairs Psychiatrist Sentenced for Medicare Fraud
Former Veterans Affairs Psychiatrist Sentenced for Medicare Fraud A licensed psychiatrist formerly employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) was sentenced today to serve 18 months in prison for…
Maine Resident Sentenced for Engaging in Cyber “Sextortion” of New Hampshire Victim
Maine Resident Sentenced for Engaging in Cyber “Sextortion” of New Hampshire Victim John Bryan Villegas, 23, of Kittery, Maine, was sentenced today in federal court in New Hampshire to serve…
Attorney General Holder Urges Changes in Federal Sentencing Guidelines to Reserve Harshest Penalties for Most Serious Drug Traffickers
Attorney General Holder Urges Changes in Federal Sentencing Guidelines to Reserve Harshest Penalties for Most Serious Drug Traffickers In testimony delivered before the Sentencing Commission Thursday, Attorney General Eric Holder…
Justice Department Seeks Temporary Restraining Order to Stop Ohio Department of Youth Services from Excessively Secluding Boys with Mental Health Needs
Justice Department Seeks Temporary Restraining Order to Stop Ohio Department of Youth Services from Excessively Secluding Boys with Mental Health Needs Today, the Justice Department sought a federal court order…
Jury Convicts All Seven Defendants in $97 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
Jury Convicts All Seven Defendants in $97 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme A federal jury in Houston today convicted two owners of a former Houston mental health care company, Spectrum Care…
Leader of Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Ring Sentenced to Jail
Leader of Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Ring Sentenced to Jail Christopher Davis, of Montgomery, Ala., was sentenced today to serve 60 months in prison, announced Assistant Attorney General Kathryn Keneally…
Memorial Hospital in Ohio Pays Government $8.5 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
Memorial Hospital in Ohio Pays Government $ Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations Memorial Hospital (Memorial), an Ohio nonprofit corporation that operates an acute care hospital in Fremont, Ohio,…
Construction Company Owner Convicted of Two Counts of Filing False Corporate Tax Returns
Construction Company Owner Convicted of Two Counts of Filing False Corporate Tax Returns The Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service announced today that construction company owner Tomas Olazabal, of Fresh…
Two Former Officers at Roxbury Correctional Institution Sentenced for Conspiracy
Two Former Officers at Roxbury Correctional Institution Sentenced for Conspiracy Dustin Norris and Ryan Lohr, former officers at Roxbury Correctional Institution (RCI) in Hagerstown, Md., were sentenced today for conspiring…