Press Releases on January 15, 2025 - EIN Presswire - Press Release Distribution Service

Published on January 15, 2025 - 21:17 GMT

Justice Department Secures Agreement with the Orange County, California, District Attorney’s Office to Enhance and Sustain Reforms ...

The Justice Department announced today that it has entered into a settlement agreement with the Orange County, California, District Attorney on the use of custodial informants at the Orange County jails in California. The agreement resolves the department’ …

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Published on January 15, 2025 - 21:17 GMT

Bollinger Shipyard LLC Agrees to Pay $1,025,000 to Settle False Claims Act Allegations Involving Billing the Coast Guard for ...

Bollinger Shipyard LLC (Bollinger), a Lockport, Louisiana, based company, has agreed to pay $1,025,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly billing the U.S. Coast Guard for labor provided by workers who were not …

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Published on January 15, 2025 - 21:17 GMT

USTP Updates Section 341 Meeting of Creditors Webpage

The U.S. Trustee Program has revamped its Section 341 Meeting of Creditors webpage and released a series of videos to help consumer debtors and their attorneys navigate the section 341 meeting of creditors, a required step in every bankruptcy case. The …

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Published on January 15, 2025 - 21:17 GMT

False Claims Act Settlements and Judgments Exceed $2.9B in Fiscal Year 2024

Settlements and judgments under the False Claims Act exceeded $2.9 billion in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2024, Principal Deputy Associate Attorney General Benjamin C. Mizer and Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Brian M. Boynton, head of the …

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Published on January 15, 2025 - 21:17 GMT

Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Announces Gina Allery as Director of the Office of Tribal Justice

The Justice Department today announced that Gina Allery has been appointed to serve as the Director of the Office of Tribal Justice (OTJ). Attorney General Merrick B. Garland swore Allery in to the office on Monday afternoon. In this role, Allery will lead …

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Published on January 15, 2025 - 21:17 GMT

Seven Hartford Gang Members Charged with Murder and Racketeering Offenses

Note: View a copy of the indictment here. A grand jury in Hartford, Connecticut, returned a 15-count indictment on Jan. 8 charging seven alleged members of a violent Hartford gang with participating in a years-long interstate Racketeer Influenced and …

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Published on January 15, 2025 - 21:17 GMT

Doctor Sentenced for $70M Medicare Fraud Scheme

A Texas doctor was sentenced today to 10 years in prison and ordered to pay $26,622,522.82 in restitution for his role in a scheme to defraud Medicare by prescribing durable medical equipment and cancer genetic testing without seeing, speaking to, or …

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