Walmart, Incorporated a U.S.-based multinational retailer and its wholly owned Brazilian subsidiary, WMT Brasilia S.a.r.l., have agreed to pay a combined criminal penalty of $137 million to resolve the government’s investigation into violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. WMT Brasilia pleaded guilty Thursday in connection with the resolution.    “Walmart profited from rapid international expansion, […]

SAN FRANCISCO–The Coast Guard is continuing their mission to reduce unlicensed and illegal charter boats in the Bay Area. Coast Guard units have recently boarded more than 50 vessels in the Bay Area to verify captain’s licenses and drug-and-alcohol testing programs, while Coast Guard investigators have conducted focused education and outreach efforts at local marinas […]

The Department of Justice has reached settlements on Monday with CBS Corporation (CBS), Cox Enterprises Inc. (Cox), The E.W. Scripps Company (Scripps), Fox Corporation (Fox), and TEGNA Inc. (TEGNA) to resolve a department lawsuit brought as part of its ongoing investigation into exchanges of competitively sensitive information in the broadcast television industry. All five companies […]

SAN FRANCISCO–The 2019 NBA Finals events and games played in the Bay Area filled Golden State Warriors and Toronto Raptors fans with much excitement, creating a desire among many of them to commemorate their experiences with the purchase of NBA sports clothing and other merchandise. However, many unsuspecting fans could have been victims of purchasing […]

By Danny R. Johnson – Political News Editor Washington, DC – A new poll has some bad news for Bernie Sanders. Senator Sanders, I-Vermont., has slipped from second place to third in a new poll, with Senator Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, taking his spot among likely caucus-goers in Nevada. The poll, conducted by Monmouth University, showed […]

SAN FRANCISCO–Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents conducted a community outreach operation at the San Francisco International Airport to educate some and remind other travelers about female genital mutilation and the agency’s commitment to help the U.S. Government to end this practice. “This is a global human rights issue, which calls for a global response,” Ryan […]

A federal jury found a Los Angeles doctor and patient recruiter guilty Friday for their roles in a $33 million Medicare fraud scheme in which Medicare was billed for clinic, home health, hospice services and durable medical equipment that patients did not need or did not receive. Following a seven-day trial, Robert Glazer, M.D., 73, […]

Oral Roberts University, based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, will pay  $303,502 to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act of submitting false claims to the U.S. Department of Education in violation of the federal ban on incentive-based compensation, the Department of Justice said.     Title IV of the Higher Education Act (HEA) prohibits any institution of […]

The United States filed a complaint under the False Claims Act against Mallinckrodt ARD LLC, formerly known as Mallinckrodt ARD Incorporated and previously Questcor Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the Department of Justice said Wednesday. The government alleges that Mallinckrodt and Questcor (collectively Mallinckrodt) engaged in conduct […]