Though an investigation had been carried out by local authorities to track down Teri Lynn Matthews' killer, every lead was a dead end and the case went cold. The stalled case came back to life in 1990 when Cheryl Coby contacted investigators with new information that...
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Month: August 2018
Two Firms And Two Individuals Designated By OFAC For Allegedly Aiding Previously-Listed Russian Company
The United States Treasury Department announced the listing last week of a Russian firm, a Slovak firm, and two other Russian individuals on allegations that the quartet circumvented sanctions placed on another Russian firm that was listed previously.The U.S....
Texas Rehab Clinic To Pay $6.1 Million On Allegations Of Illegal Medicare Referrals
A Texas rehabilitation services company has agreed to pay federal regulators $6.1 million to settle allegations that the firm violated federal laws by paying kickbacks for Medicare referrals.Investigators say Reliant Rehabilitation Holdings Inc. offered nursing homes...
Two Russian Firms And Six Of Their Ships Listed By OFAC For Transactions With North Korea
The United States Federal government last week designated more entities for alleged violations of United Nations and U.S. sanctions against the governing regime in North Korea.The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) said Tuesday...
Sarasota Man Facing Charges Of Trafficking In Bath Salts
A Sarasota man was arrested last week after local police say he was in possession of a variety of illegal drugs including a substance popularly known as bath salts.Sarasota County authorities say law enforcement attempted to initiate a stop of Michael Joshua Peterson...
Pennsylvania Firm To Pay $13 Million To Settle Charges Of Operating A Medicare And Medicaid Kickback Scheme
A Pennsylvania-based long-term care and rehabilitation hospital operator has agreed to pay over $13 million in fines to settle charges that it paid to obtain referrals for services and items covered by Medicare and Medicaid.Federal investigators say Post Acute...
OFAC Lists Four Burmese Individuals And Two Military Units Allegedly Involved In Ethnic Cleansing
The Federal government announced sanctions last week against four Burmese individuals and two Burmese military units for allegedly conducting serious human rights abuses, including ethnic cleansing, across several states in Burma.The U.S. Department of the Treasury's...
Charges Laid Against Clearwater Man In “Stand Your Ground” Shooting
Three weeks since the incident, Pinellas County authorities charged a Clearwater man with manslaughter in a case seen by many as a test of Florida's "stand your ground" law.Deputies arrested Michael Drejka last week on allegations that he shot and fatally wounded...
Trio Of Shipping Companies Designated By OFAC For Trading With North Korea
The Federal government last week designated two firms that it alleges as having business dealings with the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK) in a manner that supports the regime's weapons of mass destruction (WMD) program.The U.S. Department of the...
BUI Charge Dropped Against HCSO Deputy, But Internal Investigation Continues
Though the BUI charges against him are no longer pending, a Hillsborough County Sheriff's deputy may still find himself jobless due to an incident in Tampa Bay.On July 1 a Sheriff's Office marine patrol deputy spotted the pontoon boat piloted by Alexander Paul Craver...
