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After a 24-day trial, a federal jury in the Middle District of Florida convicted two individuals for their roles in a conspiracy that fraudulently billed approximately $1.4 billion for laboratory testing services in a sophisticated pass-through billing scheme involving rural hospitals.

Fifteen Texas Doctors Agree to Pay over $2.8 Million to Settle Kickback Allegations -

Officials from the US Department of Justice over the past three months have repeatedly referenced the Department’s intention to include Chief…

Humanitarian aid worker, killed in 2019 plane crash, inducted into Thériault’s Club d’Excellence

By John Lee. US-based engineering company Kellogg Brown & Root (KBR) has agreed to a settlement of nearly $14 million to resolve allegations of fraud relating to its activities in Iraq. According to a statement from the US Department of Justice, the claims resolved by the settlement are allegations only and there has been no

A Florida man was sentenced today to 14 years in prison for health care and wire fraud that cost Medicare more than $20 million dollars, and for evading taxes.

According to news reports, the U.S. Department of Justice has hired Glenn Leon, former compliance chief at Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., to lead the Criminal Division’s Fraud Section, signaling DOJ continued emphasis on the need for effective corporate compliance programs.

A California man pleaded guilty yesterday in connection with a scheme to defraud investors in a publicly traded company’s securities and manipulate the company’s stock price.

A Georgia woman was arrested yesterday in Hampton, Georgia, on criminal charges related to her alleged scheme to defraud Medicare by prescribing medically unnecessary durable medical equipment (DME), which was then billed to Medicare.

The Department of Justice’s Office of Public Affairs held a press release on Thursday in which they announced the arrest of Kateline Lavache. Lavache was