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 […]

Tacoma, WA–A registered sex offender with two prior child pornography related convictions was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to 14 years in prison and 20 years of supervised release for enticement of a minor.   Peter James Hufferd, 47, was on federal supervision living in sex offender housing in Seattle when law enforcement […]

WASHINGTON–The Bernie Sanders campaign on Friday hired its first slate of staff members in California. The Sanders campaign said the hires highlight the campaign’s commitment to work for every vote in the state, building a regional infrastructure to support the work of the nearly 400,000 supporters who have already taken action. “We are building a […]

SAN CLEMENTE–U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested two women Thursday suspected of smuggling narcotics in two separate events. The first incident occurred on Thursday at approximately 9:30 a.m., when Border Patrol agents patrolling on Interstate 5 near San Clemente encountered a woman driving a 2010 Chevy Silverado. During questioning, agents conducted an exterior search of the […]

SAN FRANCISCO–The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), in its ongoing efforts to expeditiously implement Senate Bill 901, today approved utility Wildfire Mitigation Plans for 2019, and made additional improvements to utility communication and notification protocols for proactively shutting down power lines during hazardous conditions that could lead to wildfires from electric equipment failures. The CPUC […]

An Ohio man was found guilty Tuesday for his role in an $7 million telemarketing scheme that defrauded primarily elderly victims in the United States from call centers in Costa Rica. Following a five-day jury trial, Donald Dodt, 76, originally of Cleveland, Ohio, was convicted of one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and […]

Washington, D.C.–The Smithsonian Institution’s Board of Regents Tuesday elected Lonnie G. Bunch III, director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, as the 14th Secretary of the Smithsonian, effective June 16, 2019. Bunch is the founding director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, which opened in September […]

San Antonio, TX–Democratic presidential candidate Julián Castro announced that in addition to refusing contributions from PACs, corporations, and lobbyists, he will also refuse contributions from oil, gas, and coal industry executives.In a tweet posted Thursday afternoon, Castro said, “Since day one, my campaign refused contributions from PACs, corporations, and lobbyists. Today I announced we’re also […]