Kaiser Permanente Pays $850,000 to Settle Allegations of Faulty Record Keeping
FRESNO, Calif. — Kaiser Foundation Health System Inc. has paid $850,000 to settle allegations that a Kaiser Permanente pharmacy in Modesto violated the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) by improperly...
View ArticleSerial Robber Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison
Baltimore, Maryland –U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar sentenced Swain J. Clarke, age 30, of Owings Mills, Maryland, today to 20 years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for a...
View ArticleRichard Byrd Sentenced to 26 Years in Federal Prison for Leading Major...
Baltimore, Maryland –U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced Richard Byrd, a/k/a Robert Smith, age 43, a Jamaican national residing in Maryland and Arizona, today to 26 years in federal...
View ArticleMan Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for “Sextortion” Offense
TUCSON, Ariz. – Today, Donald Macarthur, 39, of Lehi, Utah, was sentenced by U.S. Chief District Judge Raner C. Collins to 20 years in prison. Macarthur had previously pleaded guilty to two counts...
View ArticleEl Paso Behavioral Health Facility Pays $860,000 to Resolve False Claims Act...
Today, University Behavioral Health of El Paso, LLC (“UBH”) paid $860,000 under a civil settlement with the Department of Justice to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act that the hospital...
View ArticleSister-in-Law of Shooter in San Bernardino Attack Pleads Guilty to Federal...
RIVERSIDE, California– Tatiana Farook, who is the sister-in-law of the male shooter in the San Bernardino attack, pleaded guilty today to federal immigration fraud charges related to a sham marriage...
View ArticleCorrectional Officer at Federal Prison in Victorville Agrees to Plead Guilty...
RIVERSIDE, California – A federal correctional officer who worked at the United States Penitentiary in Victorville has agreed to plead guilty to a federal bribery charge for taking a $1,000 bribe to...
View ArticleOwner of Schools that Illegally Allowed Foreign Nationals to Remain in U.S....
LOS ANGELES– The owner of four schools that enrolled hundreds foreign nationals who fraudulently obtained immigration documents allowing them to remain in the United States as “students” – even though...
View ArticleMan Who Took $875,000 From Distressed Homeowners in Bogus Loan Modification...
SANTA ANA, California – An Orange County man who deceived distressed homeowners with false promises that he could help them avoid foreclosure by obtaining modifications to their mortgages – or even...
View ArticleHayward Resident Sentenced To Over 17 Years’ Imprisonment For Trafficking...
SAN FRANCISCO – Leshawn Lawson was sentenced to 214 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute cocaine, announced United States Attorney Brian J. Stretch and Drug Enforcement...
View ArticleJoint Law Enforcement Operation Leads To Conviction Of East Bay Counterfeit...
SAN FRANCISCO – David Beckford was sentenced to more than 10 years in prison for his role in a conspiracy to manufacture counterfeit Xanax pills, for engaging in international money laundering, and for...
View Article“Bearded Bandit” Sentenced To 45 Months In Prison For Bank Robbery Spree
OAKLAND – Kenneth Michael Ellis was sentenced today to 45 months in prison for bank robberies covering much of Northern California, announced United States Attorney Brian J. Stretch and Federal Bureau...
View ArticleFour Defendants Sentenced to Prison in Missoula Carjacking Case
MISSOULA - The United States Attorney’s Office announced today the sentencing results of four individuals for conspiracy to commit robbery, carjacking, kidnapping and other crimes. On or around May 27,...
View ArticleNiagara Falls Man Indicted On Gun Charge
CONTACT: Barbara BurnsPHONE: (716) 843-5817FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y.-Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury has returned and indictment charging...
View ArticleSentencings for February 1 - February 7, 2017
Harold Giberson, 63, of Rock Springs, Wyoming, was sentenced by Chief Federal District Court Judge Nancy D. Freudenthal on February 7, 2017, for theft of labor union funds. Giberson was the long time...
View ArticleMan Sentenced to Over 12 Years in Federal Prison on Federal Gun and Drug...
Contact Person: Lance Crick (864) 282-2100Columbia, South Carolina---- United States Attorney Beth Drake stated today that Thurmond Lowery, Jr., age 36, of Cheraw, SC, was sentenced yesterday afternoon...
View ArticleTwo Rochester Men Indicted On Drug Charges
CONTACT: Barbara BurnsPHONE: (716) 843-5817FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y.-Acting U.S. James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury has indicted Brian Donaldson, 50, of Webster,...
View ArticleSpring Hill Man Pleads Guilty To Bankruptcy Fraud
Tampa, Florida – United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that John Franklin Coleman, III (46, Spring Hill) today pleaded guilty to bankruptcy fraud. He faces a maximum penalty of five...
View ArticleFormer Altus Bank President Sentenced to Four Years in Federal Prison for...
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma–PAUL HAROLD DOUGHTY, 67, of Edmond, Oklahoma, the former president and chairman of First State Bank of Altus ("FSB"), was sentenced today to 48 months in federal prison after a...
View ArticleOwner of Schools that Illegally Allowed Foreign Nationals to Remain in U.S....
LOS ANGELES– The owner of four schools that enrolled hundreds foreign nationals who fraudulently obtained immigration documents allowing them to remain in the United States as “students” – even though...
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