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Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Homeowners Association and Property Management Company in Fair Housing Lawsuit Involving Occupancy Limits

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 14, 2013. The Justice Department announced yesterday that the Townhomes of Kings Lake HOA Inc. (HOA) and Vanguard Management Group Inc. have agreed to pay $150,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging violations of the Fair Housing Act (FHA).  The lawsuit alleged that the HOA adopted and both defendants[Read More…]

Health Care Clinic Owners Plead Guilty in Miami for Roles in $8 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 13, 2013. Two health care clinic owners pleaded guilty today in connection with an $8 million health care fraud scheme involving the now-defunct home health care company Flores Home Health Care Inc. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney Wifredo A.[Read More…]

Ninth Individual Sentenced in Connection with Costa Rica-based Business Opportunity Ventures That Defrauded Americans

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 13, 2013.  Michael Kerry Deevy, a Canadian citizen, was sentenced today in connection with a series of business opportunity fraud ventures based in Costa Rica, the Justice Department and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service announced.  Beginning in 2006, Deevy and his co-conspirators in Costa Rica are alleged to[Read More…]

Federal Jury Convicts James ‘Whitey’ Bulger

BOSTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 12, 2013.  Following a two-month long trial in U.S. District Court a federal jury today convicted James J. Bulger, holding him responsible for the murder of 11 people, as well as numerous counts of extortion, money laundering, drug dealing, and firearms possession. After deliberating for over 32 hours, over[Read More…]

Federal Officials Close the Investigation into the Death of Ramses Barron-Torres

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 12, 2013. The Justice Department will not pursue federal criminal civil rights or other federal criminal charges against the United States Border Patrol (USBP) agent involved in the shooting incident that resulted in the death of Ramses Barron-Torres, the department announced on Friday.   Officials from the Civil[Read More…]

Federal Officials Close the Investigation into the Death of Carlos LaMadrid

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 12, 2013.  The Justice Department will not pursue federal criminal civil rights or other federal criminal charges against the United States Border Patrol (USBP) agent involved in the shooting incident that resulted in the death of Carlos LaMadrid, the Department announced on Friday. Officials from the Justice Department’s[Read More…]

United States Files Lawsuit Against PharMerica Corporation for Violations of the False Claims Act and the Controlled Substances Act

Government Alleges That Long-term Care Pharmacy Billed Medicare for Schedule II Controlled Substances That Were Dispensed Without a Valid Prescription Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2013.  The United States has filed suit against PharMerica Corp. in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, the Justice Department announced today.  [Read More…]

Owner of New York Construction Company Indicted for Tax Fraud

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2013.  The Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that Tomas Olazabal, of Fresh Meadows, N.Y., was arrested today following his indictment in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York on Aug. 8, 2013, on multiple tax crimes. According to the indictment,[Read More…]

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