Enforcement

Matrix Medical Network settles False Claims Act case over Medicare Advantage diagnoses for $36.5 million

Summary The United States has announced a $36.5 million settlement with Matrix Medical Network over allegations involving Medicare Advantage payments. Federal authorities alleged that the...

Fraudulent trust tax returns led to $1.1 million refund scheme

Summary A Maryland woman has pleaded guilty to participating in a tax refund fraud scheme that sought more than $1.1 million from the Internal Revenue...

Richard Cunningham pleads guilty in $15 million mortgage fraud scheme

Summary Richard Cunningham, a former D.C. Housing Authority employee and Washington, D.C.-based real estate developer, has pleaded guilty in a...

CEO of iran tech company arrested on federal charge of supplying u.s. equipment to iran’s nuclear and military establishment — DOJ

A dual U.S.-Iranian national and CEO of an Iran-based technology company was arrested today on a federal criminal complaint...

Maryland man Boateng sentenced to nine years for role in multi-million dollar money laundering scheme

Summary A Maryland man has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison for his role in a large-scale money...

Romanian national pleads guilty in fraud scheme involving shell companies and fake identities

Summary A Romanian national Claudiu Pesteleu who admitted participating in a large-scale fraud operation that allegedly stole more than $1.8...

Activist short seller convicted for $21m stock market manipulation scheme — DOJ

Yesterday a federal jury in Los Angeles convicted an activist short seller of securities fraud for a long-running market...

Aspiration partners co-founder sentenced to prison for $248m scheme to defraud investors and lenders — DOJ

A California man who was a co-founder and former board member of Aspiration Partners, Inc., a financial technology and...