Former Detention Officer Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Repeated Sexual Abuse of Detainees

The Justice Department has announced that U.S. District Judge Gray H. Miller sentenced Robert Luis Loya to three years in prison and five years of supervised release for violating the civil rights and the sexual abuse of females in his custody. Loya,...

Medical Assistant Pleads Guilty for Role in Scheme to Defraud Medicare

A Detroit-area resident has pleaded guilty for her role in an infusion and injection therapy scheme to defraud Medicare. Miriam Freytes, 49, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud before U.S. District Court Judge Denise...

Mobil Oil Companies Agree to Pay $32.2m to Resolve Underpaid Royalties Allegations

Mobil Natural Gas Inc., Mobil Exploration & Producing U.S. Inc. and their affiliates have agreed to pay the United States $32.2 million to resolve claims that they violated the False Claims Act by knowingly underpaying royalties owed on natural gas...

Doctor And Patient Recruiter in the Detroit Area Convicted in Medicare Fraud Scheme

West Bloomfield, Mich., physician Alan Silber and Detroit resident Hassan Reeves have been convicted by a federal jury for their roles in an $1 million Medicare fraud scheme. After a week-long trial, the jury convicted Silber of six counts of health care...

Daimler AG And Three Subsidiaries Agree to Pay $93.6 Million in Criminal Penalties

Daimler AG, a German corporation, and three of its subsidiaries have resolved charges related to a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) investigation into the company’s worldwide sales practices. At a hearing before U.S. District Court Judge Richard...

Tennessee Man Receives 183 Months in Prison for Burning Islamic Center

Senior Judge Robert L. Echols of the Middle District of Tennessee has sentenced Eric Ian Baker to 183 months in prison for vandalizing and burning down the Islamic Center of Columbia, Tenn.. Baker pleaded guilty on Sept. 18, 2009, to destruction of religious...

State Department Employee Sentenced to 12 Months of Probation for Illegally Accessing Passport Application Files

A State Department employee has been sentenced to 12 months of probation for illegally accessing more than 60 confidential passport application files. Brown pleaded guilty on Dec. 11, 2009, to a one-count criminal information charging her with unauthorized...

Nigerian National Found Guilty for Role in “Advance-Fee” Fraud Scheme

A federal jury in the Western District of North Carolina has convicted Ugochukwu Enwerem on charges stemming from an advance-fee fraud scheme. Following six days of trial and four hours of deliberation, Enwerem was found guilty on one count of conspiracy...

40 Months in Prison for Man Participating in Scheme to Steal Fuel From U.S. Army in Iraq

Michel Jamil, 60, has been sentenced to 40 months in prison for his participation in a scheme to steal approximately 10 million gallons of fuel from the U.S. Army in Iraq. Jamil, of Annandale, Va., was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Claude M....