WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 200 people have been charged in a sweeping nationwide crackdown on health care fraud schemes with false claims topping $2.7 billion, the Justice Department said on Thursday. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the charges against doctors, nurse practitioners and others across the U.S. accused of a variety of scams, including a […]
Former President Donald Trump said during the CNN presidential debate that he would accept the results of the 2024 race in November if it is a “fair and legal and good election” — before proceeding to repeat a discredited allegation of voter fraud when he lost four years ago. CNN debate moderator Dana Bash asked […]
Four Central Florida residents are among 193 people charged in a $2.7 billion nationwide crackdown on health care fraud announced Thursday by the U.S. Department of Justice. Nurse practitioner Erin Kim, 54, of Orlando, is accused of prescribing 1.5 million Adderall pills and other stimulants to those who failed to meet criteria or higher doses […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday stripped the Securities and Exchange Commission of a major tool in fighting securities fraud in a decision that also could have far-reaching effects on other regulatory agencies. The justices ruled in a 6-3 vote that people accused of fraud by the SEC, which regulates securities markets, have […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday stripped the Securities and Exchange Commission of a major tool in fighting securities fraud in a decision that also could have far-reaching effects on other regulatory agencies. The justices ruled in a 6-3 vote that people accused of fraud by the SEC, which regulates securities markets, have […]
Jun. 26—GOSHEN — Jose Elizalde is the first of Goshen Community School’s candidates to plead guilty to election fraud, stemming from the 2022 school board elections. Elkhart County Superior Court 3 Judge Teresa Cataldo accepted his plea, filed May 30, during court proceedings Wednesday. Elizalde pleaded guilty to one count of Filing a Fraudulent Report, […]
Jun. 26—A St. Joseph man was sentenced to more than 17 years in federal prison Wednesday for his role in an $8 million wire fraud conspiracy involving a Christian health care sharing ministry. Craig Anthony Reynolds, 62, will serve 17 years and six months without parole and was ordered to pay more than $300,000 in […]
The Florida Department of Agriculture arrested the woman who runs a Putnam County animal sanctuary charity for fraud. >> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE
BALTIMORE — A Baltimore man who prepared applications for nearly $18 million in fraudulent pandemic relief loans in exchange for kickbacks received 7 years in prison Tuesday at his sentencing in federal court. The scheme led by Ahmed Sary, 46, is the largest pandemic fraud seen in the District of Maryland, a prosecutor said, involving […]
EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — Investigators in Pennsylvania have charged 90 people for alleged public assistance fraud in April and May. During April and May 2024, the Office of State Inspector General filed felony charges of defrauding the public assistance system against 85 people and misdemeanor charges against five separate suspects. $1.3M PA Lottery ticket sold […]
The political career of Rep. Bob Good, the far-right Virginia Republican and chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, appears to be fading after his showing in last week’s primary. And like other MAGA candidates these days, he’s taking out his anger on the election itself. Good faced an uphill battle in Virginia’s 5th Congressional District […]
Jun. 24—The Ohio Department of Commerce’s Division of Real Estate and Professional Licensing (REPL) recently sent out an alert to make potential buyers and real estate agents aware of a concerning trend reported nationally: fraudulent real estate listings. This scam involves people who are contacting agents to sell properties they don’t own. A person posing […]