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New Jersey Pharmacy Agrees to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations for Billing for Drugs Not Dispensed

January 14, 2025
New Jersey Pharmacy Agrees to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations for Billing for Drugs Not Dispensed

Medsinbox Pharmacy LTC LLC, doing business as Farmacia San Antonio (Medsinbox), a pharmacy located in Camden, New Jersey, has agreed to pay $625,000.00 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly billing federal health care programs for medications that it never dispensed. From the U.S. Department of Justice: Read More

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Justice Department Sues KKR for Serial Violations of Federal Premerger Review Law

January 14, 2025
Justice Department Sues KKR for Serial Violations of Federal Premerger Review Law

The Justice Department today filed a civil lawsuit against KKR & Co. Inc. and over a dozen of its investment advisors and funds (collectively, KKR) for repeatedly flouting the premerger antitrust review process. Filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, the complaint alleges that KKR senior executives, deal teams…

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Justice Department and FBI Conduct International Operation to Delete Malware Used by China-Backed Hackers

January 14, 2025
Justice Department and FBI Conduct International Operation to Delete Malware Used by China-Backed Hackers

The Justice Department and FBI today announced a multi-month law enforcement operation that, alongside international partners, deleted “PlugX” malware from thousands of infected computers worldwide. As described in court documents unsealed in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, a group of hackers sponsored by the People’s Republic of China (PRC), known to the private sector as…

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Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke Delivers Remarks Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy and Farewell Remarks to the Justice Department

January 13, 2025
Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke Delivers Remarks Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy and Farewell Remarks to the Justice Department

Thank you for that kind introduction. From the U.S. Department of Justice: Read More

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Justice Department Secures Agreement with Minnesota Restaurant Group to Resolve Immigration-Related Discrimination Claims

January 13, 2025
Justice Department Secures Agreement with Minnesota Restaurant Group to Resolve Immigration-Related Discrimination Claims

The Justice Department announced today that it secured an agreement with a Minnesota-based restaurant group doing business as Brick & Bourbon. The agreement resolves the department’s determination that the restaurant group routinely discriminated against lawful permanent residents when verifying their permission to work in the United States by requiring them to provide more documents than…

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Florida Client of Tax Refund Scheme Sentenced to Prison for Obstructing the IRS

January 13, 2025
Florida Client of Tax Refund Scheme Sentenced to Prison for Obstructing the IRS

A Florida man was sentenced to 21 months in prison for obstructing the IRS in connection with his use of the “Note Program,” a tax fraud scheme. From the U.S. Department of Justice: Read More

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Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke Delivers Remarks After Justice Department Publishes Tulsa Race Massacre Report

January 11, 2025
Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke Delivers Remarks After Justice Department Publishes Tulsa Race Massacre Report

It is an honor to be with you all here today in Greenwood. This community has been strong and resilient despite the lingering effects of a civil rights crime that stands out in its magnitude, barbarity and ruthless brutality. As you know, on May 31, 1921, a group of white Tulsans, far too organized to…

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Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivers Remarks at FBI Director Christopher Wray’s Farewell Event

January 10, 2025
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivers Remarks at FBI Director Christopher Wray’s Farewell Event

Good afternoon.It is my honor to join you in recognizing Director Wray’s outstanding public service. From the U.S. Department of Justice: Read More

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Matthew W. Cheney Appointed as Acting U.S. Trustee for Maryland, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia

January 10, 2025
Matthew W. Cheney Appointed as Acting U.S. Trustee for Maryland, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia

Matthew W. Cheney has been appointed by Attorney General Merrick B. Garland as the Acting U.S. Trustee for Maryland, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia (Region 4) effective Jan. 11. Cheney replaces Gerard R. Vetter, who continues to serve as the Assistant U.S. Trustee for the Baltimore office of the U.S. Trustee…

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Former President of Asphalt Paving Company Pleads Guilty to Bid Rigging

January 10, 2025
Former President of Asphalt Paving Company Pleads Guilty to Bid Rigging

The former president of a Michigan asphalt paving company pleaded guilty Wednesday for his role in a conspiracy to rig bids for asphalt paving services contracts in Michigan. From the U.S. Department of Justice: Read More

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