This week in fraud: DOJ’s new fraud division announces numerous fraud enforcement actions and a new strike force to investigate
Yesterday, Assistant Attorney General Colin McDonald of the Fraud Division announced the formation of the West Coast Health Care Fraud Strike Force, a multi-district...
Texas man pleads guilty to selling over $8 million of dangerous recreational drugs known as “poppers” that were mislabeled as tape cleaner — DOJ
A Texas man pleaded guilty yesterday to two counts of criminal conspiracy related to misbranding volatile alkyl nitrites, known by their street name as...
The fraud division launches west coast strike force to target health care fraud schemes across arizona, nevada, and northern california — DOJ
The Justice Department’s National Fraud Enforcement Division (Fraud Division) today announced the formation of the West Coast Health Care Fraud Strike Force, a multi-district...
Former senior NIAID official indicted for concealing federal records during COVID-19 pandemic — DOJ
A former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) employee is facing indictment for his role in a scheme to evade Freedom of...
Iranian national charged for smuggling illegal aliens into united states — DOJ
An indictment was unsealed today in the Western District of Texas charging Jafar Tafakori, 57, an Iranian national, for his role in coordinating the...