A Michigan doctor pled guilty to charges by Federal prosecutors that he was involved in a conspiracy to defraud Medicare of $2.5 million in fraudulent charges. Investigators say the 65-year-old man offered and gave kickbacks of scrips for controlled substances to...
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Month: May 2019
Alleged Wrong-Way Drive Down U.S. 19 Leads To DUI Charge For Dunedin Man
Pinellas County authorities say a Dunedin man was intoxicated when he drove the wrong way along U.S. 19 last week. Police say the 60-year-old man was driving in a northerly direction in the southbound lanes of the highway near Clearwater in the early morning hours of...
Clearwater man headed wrong way on highway faces DUI
Drinking and driving don't mix well. Those who do choose to drink and drive can end up facing serious penalties, even if they don't crash or hurt others.Take for example the case of a 60-year-old man in Clearwater who has been arrested for driving while under the...
Tampa Man Charged With Murder After Allegedly Slitting Bus Driver’s Throat
Authorities have yet to identify a motive behind a Tampa man's alleged fatal slashing of a local bus driver last week. Hillsborough authorities say the 35-year-old man was riding a public bus on Nebraska Avenue just south of Linebaugh when he had a brief interaction...
Medicare Fraud And Tax Evasion Convictions Lead To 6-1/2 Years In Federal Prison For North Carolina Man
A Federal judge sentenced a North Carolina man to 78 months in prison last week on a conviction for allegedly submitting false claims to Medicare totaling $4 million and evading over $1.4 million in Federal income taxes. According to investigators, the Durham resident...
OFAC Designates Argentina Network Allegedly Involved In Illicit Internet Sales Of Opioids
Last week the Federal government announced sanctions against an Argentinian network it says is involved in trafficking illegal narcotics online. The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) singled out a series of firms located in...
OFAC Designates Argentina Network Allegedly Involved In Illicit Internet Sales Of Opioids
Last week the Federal government announced sanctions against an Argentinian network it says is involved in trafficking illegal narcotics online. The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) singled out a series of firms located in...
Clearwater Woman Charged After Allegedly Striking Motorcyclist And Fleeing The Scene
A Clearwater woman is facing felony charges after police say she struck a motorcyclist and fled the area before they arrived. Pinellas Park police say the 26-year-old woman was driving on U.S. 19 in the pre-dawn hours of May 12 when she struck a man who had just...
OFAC Sanctions Five Russian Individuals And A Russian Organization For Alleged Involvement in Death Of Whistleblower Sergei Magnitsky
Last week the Federal government announced sanctions against five Russian nationals and a Russian firm it says bear a portion of responsibility in the untimely death of Russian whistleblower Sergei Magnitsky. On Thursday the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of...
Louisiana Man Pleads Guilty To Involvement To Illicit Medicare Kickback Scheme
A Louisiana man pled guilty last week to his alleged involvement in a conspiracy Federal investigators say involved exchanging illegal kickbacks for referrals of Medicare beneficiaries for medically unnecessary procedures. Investigators say the 63-year-old New Orleans...
