Last week the Justice Department issued an update on its ongoing operations against individuals and entities who are allegedly using the opportunity of the COVID-19 pandemic to engage in fraudulent activity on the Internet, noting that its specially-created task force...
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Month: April 2020
Winter Haven Man Arrested On Suspicion Of Third DUI While Allegedly Driving With Child
A Winter Haven man is facing his third DUI conviction after Clearwater police arrested him last week for allegedly driving while under the influence of alcohol with a child passenger. Police say the 59-year-old man was weaving in and out of traffic near Court Street...
Dover Man Facing Charges After Allegedly Fleeing From Scene Of Fatal Collision With Motorcycle
A Dover man suspected of causing a fatal crash and fleeing from the scene last week was arrested by Hillsborough County deputies after a brief search. According to Florida Highway Patrol troopers, the 29-year-old was driving his 2004 Chevy Silverado on the eastbound...
Pennsylvania Attorney Pleads Guilty To Federal Charges Relating To $2.7 Million Fraudulent Investment Scheme
A Pennsylvania attorney pled guilty to his involvement in an allegedly fraudulent investment scheme that Federal prosecutors say cost his clients $2.7 million. Investigators say the 60-year-old man sold his clients what he claimed were shares in two holding companies...
Tampa Bay Pain Clinic, Reference Lab, And Two Former Execs Pay $41 Million To Settle Federal Fraud Allegations
A Tampa Bay pain center, a reference laboratory, and two former executives have agreed to pay the Federal government $41 million to dismiss claims of violations of the False Claims Act ("Lincoln's Law") by billing Medicare, TRICARE, and other government health care...
Tampa Defendant Released From Jail Due To Coronavirus Measures Facing New Charge Of Murder
A Tampa man released from jail as part of an initiative to reduce the spread of COVID-19 is again in custody after allegedly shooting to death another man the day after his release and remaining on the lam for the following three weeks. According to Hillsborough...
Seffner Man Facing Felony Child Neglect Charge After Alleged Accidental Shooting
A Seffner man is facing felony charges on allegations that he accidentally shot and wounded a child while cleaning a firearm. Deputies say the 28-year-old man was disassembling his semi-automatic pistol to clean it while supervising a 12-year-old boy last week when he...
Georgia Durable Medical Equipment Dealer Charged With Fraud In Wide-Ranging Federal Investigation
The operator of a durable medical equipment (DME) firm in California has been charged in a Georgia federal court with fraud for his alleged role in a conspiracy to falsely bill over $410 million to Medicare. The defendant is alleged by prosecutors to have conspired...
St. Pete Woman Charged With DUI After Allegedly Crashing Into Police Cruiser
A St. Petersburg woman is facing DUI charges after allegedly striking a police cruiser while intoxicated. Officers say a 53-year-old woman was driving on 5th Avenue North in the early evening of April 11 when she encountered a patrol car operated by the St. Petersburg...
New Jersey Chiropractor To Pay Feds $2 Million To Settle Claims Of Medicare Fraud
A New Jersey chiropractor agreed to pay the Federal government $2 million to resolve allegations that he violated the False Claims Act ("Lincoln's Law") by billing Medicare for medically-unnecessary knee treatments and receiving kickbacks from the maker of a knee...
