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U.S. Files Complaint Against Erlanger Health for False Medicare Claims, Improper Relationships with Physicians

A North Carolina/Tennessee healthcare company has been charged in federal court with Medicare fraud, according to a complaint filed by the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.

Report Raymond L. Daye | Aug 7, 2024

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Misrepresentation

World Agency Discusses Doping Allegations of 23 Chinese swimmers

Did 23 Chinese Swimmers Cheat at the 2021 Olympics? A Meeting Has Been Called to Find Out

Report Seb Jenkins | Aug 5, 2024

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Bribery

Navy Officer Took Bribes for Special Immigrant Visas

A U.S. Navy Reserve commander was convicted for his role in a scheme creating false documents to get unvetted Afghan nationals Special Immigrant Visas (SIVs) in exchange for money.

Report Nik Mebane | Aug 2, 2024

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Sheriff’s Office Lieutenant Pleads Guilty to Smuggling Marijuana and Cell Phone to Inmate

High ranking sheriff’s deputies ought to know inmates shouldn’t have access to creature comforts like cell phones and Mary Jane. But at least one Lieutenant didn’t get that memo.

Report Jessika Saunders | Aug 1, 2024

Identity Theft

U.S. Navy Captain Convicted of Stealing Ex-Girlfriend’s Identity and Posting Explicit Images

U.S. Navy Captain Theodore Essenfeld was convicted by a federal jury for cyberstalking and identity theft after posing as an ex-girlfriend online and posting explicit images.

Report Seb Jenkins | Jul 31, 2024

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Sex Abuse

Navy Medical Officer Sentenced for Sex Crimes

As part of a nationwide campaign against child sexual abuse, the Department of Justice concluded a year-long investigation by sentencing a Navy psychologist to 14 years in prison for attempting to arrange to have sex with a 14-year-old girl through an online chatroom.

Report Raymond L. Daye | Jul 29, 2024

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Corrections Officer

COs Sentenced for Violating Inmate’s Civil Rights in Bathroom Beat-Down Case

Seven Corrections Officers, including a Sergeant who watched, are in trouble after the assault of a handcuffed, non-violent inmate in a prison shower room.

Report Seb Jenkins | Jul 29, 2024

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Medical Fraud

Justice Department takes on Telehealth Providers over Deceptive Practices

In a significant move to combat healthcare fraud, the Justice Department, in coordination with the FTC, filed an amended complaint last month against Cerebral, Inc., a telehealth provider, and its executives.

Report Matthew Koelher | Jul 29, 2024

Bribery

Pressure Mounts for Bob Menendez to Resign as 16-Count Conviction Sparks Talk of Expulsion

Remember the times when politicians promptly resigned over a scandal? They used to do the Walk of Shame down the Capitol steps with a box of their office items at the merest whiff of corruption. Not anymore.

Report Jessika Saunders | Jul 24, 2024

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Police

Police Officer Who Forced Man to Lick Urine from Floor Sentenced

A former Pearl, Mississippi Police Officer pleaded guilty to one count of acting under the color of law to deprive a person of their civil rights.

Report Seb Jenkins | Jul 22, 2024

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Medical Fraud

Georgia State Official Committed Healthcare Fraud, Headed to Prison

Report Nik Mebane | Jul 18, 2024

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Negligence

Company Hid Malfunctions in Lead Tests for Children, Pleads Guilty to Federal Criminal Charges

Magellan Diagnostics, Inc., a medical device company out of Billerica, Massachusetts, pled guilty to federal criminal charges in June over accusations that it concealed a malfunction of a device that recorded incorrectly low lead results in tests it provided for tens of thousands of their patients, many of whom were children, according to a Department […]

Report Nik Mebane | Jul 16, 2024

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