Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 8, 2013. The Justice Department announced today that it has asked a federal court in Indianapolis, to bar Cynthia Hawk, who operates Gain Tax Services, from preparing tax returns. The civil injunction suit alleges that Hawk fails to comply with due diligence requirements imposed by federal law on[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 8, 2013. A former supervisor at defunct health provider Health Care Solutions Network Inc. (HCSN) was sentenced today in Miami to serve 10 years in prison for her central role in a fraud scheme that resulted in more than $63 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare and Florida[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 8, 2013. The Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that Anthony Chaudhuri and Margaret Chaudhuri, of Naples, Fla., pleaded guilty today to one count each of conspiracy to defraud the United States. According to court documents, the Chaudhuris owned and operated a hospital inventory control[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 8, 2013.  On July 3, 2013, a jury found Vernon Harrison, of Montgomery, Ala., guilty of one count of conspiring to file false claims, eight counts of mail fraud, eight counts of aggravated identity theft and six counts of embezzlement from the U.S. mail, the Justice Department, the[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 3, 2013.  Two members of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas gang (ABT) pleaded guilty today to racketeering charges related to their membership in the ABT’s criminal enterprise, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson of the Southern[Read More…]

Bills Claimed Higher Level of Service Than Was Documented Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 3, 2013.  Sound Inpatient Physicians Inc. will pay $14.5 million to settle allegations that it overbilled Medicare and other federal health care programs, the Justice Department announced today.  Sound Physicians is a Tacoma, Wash.-based provider of hospitalists and other[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 3, 2013. The Justice Department announced today that Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) has agreed to pay $5.75 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by submitting claims under a contract with the General Services Administration (GSA) that it knew had been awarded in[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 3, 2013. The Justice Department today reached an agreement with Stellar Staffing LLC, based in Birmingham, Ala., resolving claims that the employment agency violated the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). The  department’s independent investigation was initiated based on evidence uncovered during the investigation of[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 3, 2013.  Medical device manufacturer TranS1 Inc., now known as Baxano Surgical Inc., has agreed to pay the United States $6 million to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act that the company caused health care providers to submit false claims to Medicare and other federal health care[Read More…]

Indianapolis, IN-(ENEWSPF)- In early 2012, United States Attorney Joseph H. Hogsett announced a redoubling of federal efforts to combat fraud, waste, and abuse on the part of public officials and those in positions of trust within the private sector. Today, Hogsett announced more results in this ongoing effort with the[Read More…]