New York City Mayor Eric Adams Charged for Accepting Foreign Bribes -
On September 26, New York City Mayor Eric Adams was charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, bribery, and two counts of soliciting donations from...more
9/30/2024
/ Bribery ,
Campaign Contributions ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Foreign Entities ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Fraud ,
HRSA ,
Identity Theft ,
Kickbacks ,
Medicaid ,
Medical Billing Codes ,
Reimbursements ,
Sentencing ,
Settlement ,
Virus Testing ,
Wire Fraud
Medical Technology Company President Convicted for Participation in $77 Million COVID-19 and Allergy Testing Scheme -
On September 1, 2022, the president of Arrayit Corporation, a medical technology company in Silicon...more
9/9/2022
/ Bribery ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Investors ,
Kickbacks ,
Medical Technology Companies ,
Medicare ,
Prison ,
Puerto Rico ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Wire Fraud
DOJ and Treasury Announce Multilateral Russian Oligarch Task Force Called “REPO” -
On March 16, 2022, Attorney General Merrick Garland and Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen met with representatives from Australia,...more
Lab Owner Pleads Guilty to $6.9 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme Involving Kickbacks and Bribery -
On January 13, 2022, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that a Florida man pled guilty in the Southern District of...more
1/24/2022
/ Bribery ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
DEA ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
FBI ,
Fraud ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Kickbacks ,
Medicare ,
Virus Testing
Fraud Scheme Results in $56 Million Seized as Largest Recovery of Cryptocurrency by US -
On November 12, 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California’s request was...more
11/19/2021
/ Bank Fraud ,
Bribery ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Economic Injury Disaster Loans ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Fraud ,
Investors ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
SBA ,
Small Business ,
US State Departments ,
Visas ,
Wire Fraud
Government Contractor Pleads Guilty to Defrauding the Afghan Government of $100 Million -
The owner of Assist Consultants Incorporated (ACI), an Afghan company that has received over $250 million in US-funded contracts...more
5/3/2021
/ Afghanistan ,
Barbados ,
Bribery ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Intent to Defraud ,
Investment Adviser ,
IRS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Fraud ,
Tax Evasion ,
USAID