Jul 26, 2022 | Election Law, White Collar Crime
Two small town city officials could face prison after pleading guilty to federal charges in a vote buying scheme. The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced, Jerry Trabona, 72, the former Chief of Police in Amite City, LA and Kristian Hart, 49, a current Amite City...
Jul 14, 2022 | Health Care Fraud, White Collar Crime
A New York federal jury just convicted Harold Bendelstein, 71, of one count of health care fraud and one count of making a false claim. Bendelstein was one of thirteen healthcare professionals indicted in 2018 as part of a National Healthcare Fraud Takedown led by the...
Jul 14, 2022 | Government Investigations, White Collar Crime
On July 7, 2022, a jury convicted ex-Theranos COO, Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, of two counts of conspiracy and 10 counts of fraud for defrauding investors and paying patients with false claims relating to the blood-testing technology start-up. This conviction follows the...
Jun 22, 2022 | White Collar Crime
The DOJ announced that Lazaro Hernandez, of Miami, was charged with conspiracy to deliver into interstate commerce adulterated and misbranded drugs, conspiracy to traffic in medical products with false documentation, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and specific...
Jun 17, 2022 | White Collar Crime
On June 10, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia announced the indictment by a federal grand jury of a former physician’s assistant, Theresa Pickering, in connection with alleged health care fraud, identity theft, and illegal...
Jun 6, 2022 | White Collar Crime
On June 1, the Department of Justice announced a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Pawel Bartoszek, a Lake Grove, New York businessman, with filing false business and individual tax returns with the IRS. Bartoszek owned and operated Mega State Inc., a...