Category: White Collar Crime

FTC Charges Executive Whose Company Owns New York Knicks & New York Rangers

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December 7, 2018

FTC Charges Executive Whose Company Owns New York Knicks & New York Rangers The Federal Trade Commission has announced in a press release that James L. Dolan, Executive Chairman of Madison Square Garden Company, has agreed to pay $609,810 in civil penalties to resolve Federal Trade Commission allegations that he violated the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act by failing to report in […]

Drug Maker Actelion Agrees to Pay $360 Million to Resolve False Claims Act

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December 6, 2018

Drug Maker Actelion Agrees to Pay $360 Million to Resolve False Claims Act The Department of Justice announced in a press release that Pharmaceutical company Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. (Actelion), based in South San Francisco, California, has agreed to pay $360 million to resolve claims that it illegally used a foundation as a conduit to pay the […]

Business Partner of U.S. Military Contractor Sentenced to Prison

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November 26, 2018

Former Business Partner of U.S. Military Contractor Sentenced to Prison for Bribery Scheme The Department of Justice announced in a press release today that a former business partner of a U.S. military contractor was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for his role in a years-long scheme to bribe U.S. Army contracting officials stationed […]

Dallas Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty In Tax Scheme

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November 17, 2018

Dallas Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty In Federal Tax Return Scheme The U.S. Department of Justice announced today in a press release that a Dallas, Texas Tax Preparer has  plead guilty to Tax Crimes.  A Dallas, Texas, area tax return preparer pleaded guilty today to conspiring to defraud the United States and to assisting in the preparation […]

Houston Texas Man Convicted Of Tax Crimes

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November 15, 2018

Houston Texas Man Convicted Of Tax Crimes & Money Laundering The U.S. Department of Justice announced today in a press release that a Houston, Texas man was convicted of Tax Crimes and Money Laundering Conspiracy.  A Houston, Texas man was convicted by a federal jury yesterday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District […]

Wells Fargo Executives Leave Amid Scandal

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October 29, 2018

Wells Fargo Executives Leave Amid Legal Scandal Two top executives at Wells Fargo & Co. have been asked by the bank to go on leave and step back from their roles on the Operating Committee. Wells Fargo and Co. announced this and it is in connection to the ongoing regulatory reviews into the bank’s retail […]

Doctor Convicted in $8.9 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme

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October 3, 2018

Doctor Convicted in $8.9 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme The Department Of Justice announced that a federal jury found a physician guilty today for her role in a scheme involving approximately $8.9 million in fraudulent Medicare claims for home health care and other physician services that were procured through the payment of kickbacks, were not […]

Maryland and Texas Men Indicted for Alleged $364 Million Ponzi Scheme

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October 1, 2018

Maryland and Texas Men Indicted for Alleged $364 Million Ponzi Scheme—One of the Largest Ever Charged in Maryland Scheme Believed to Have Over 400 Victims Nationwide, Including Individual, Family Offices, and Investment Groups – FBI Seeking Information Regarding Additional Victims; SEC has Filed Related Civil Complaint The U.S. Attorneys Office of The District of Maryland […]

Pain Management Physician Sentenced to 8 Years in Federal Prison

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October 1, 2018

Pain Management Physician Sentenced to 8 Years in Federal Prison The U.S. Attorneys Office of The District of Maryland announced that Chief U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar sentenced Atif Babar Malik, age 48, of Germantown, Maryland, today to eight years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release.  The sentence was imposed for […]

Executive of $50 Million Mail Fraud Scheme Sentenced To Federal Prison

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October 1, 2018

Executive of $50 Million Mail Fraud Scheme Sentenced To Federal Prison The U.S. Attorneys Office of The District of Maryland announced that Chief U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar sentenced Eric Epstein, age 58, of Pompano Beach, Florida (previously of Owings Mills, Maryland) today to 135 months in prison for conspiracy to commit mail fraud […]

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