Friday, July 16, 2010

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Medicare Fraud Strike Force Charges 94 Individuals for $251 Million in False Billing
Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:11:23 -0500

Ninety-four people, including doctors, health care company owners, and executives, have been charged for their alleged participation in schemes to collectively submit more than $251 million in false claims to the Medicare program. This is the largest federal health care fraud takedown since Medicare Fraud Strike Force operations began in 2007.



FBI's Top Ten News Stories for the Week Ending July 16, 2010
Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:48:31 -0500

Read about our Top Ten news stories of the week, including the indictment of six New Orleans police officers for their involvement in a shooting in the days after Hurricane Katrina; the life sentence handed down to a former State Department official for spying for Cuba for 30 years; and a health care fraud takedown that resulted in charges against 94 individuals for $251 million in alleged false billing.



Former State Department Official Sentenced to Life in Prison for Spying for Cuba
Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:18:38 -0500

Walter Kendall Myers, a former State Department official, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for his role in a nearly 30-year conspiracy to provide highly-classified U.S. national defense information to the Republic of Cuba. His wife, Gwendolyn Steingraber Myers, was sentenced to 81 months in prison for her role in the conspiracy.



Former Carpenters Union Leader Pleads Guilty in New York in Racketeering Scheme
Fri, 16 Jul 2010 16:27:17 -0500

John Greaney, the former president and business manager of Local 608 of the Carpenters Union, pled guilty in Manhattan federal court to all 13 counts against him in connection with his engagement in a 15-year labor racketeering scheme involving the receipt of illegal payments from multiple contractors.


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