Office of the Inspector General

United States Files False Claims Act Suit Against General Medicine, P.C. and Related Entities for Medicare Fraud East St. Louis, Ill. – The United States filed suit in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois against General Medicine, P.C. (“General Medicine”), Thomas M. Prose, M.D,,,

Waverly Man Convicted for Theft of Government Funds United States Attorney Jan Sharp announced that James Nieman, 45, of Waverly, Nebraska, was sentenced today in Lincoln by United States District Judge John M. Gerrard for theft of government funds. Nieman was sentenced to 5 years’ probation, 12,,,

Former corrections officer arraigned on drug trafficking and contraband charges ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Dennis Dean Garcia, Jr., 34, of Grants, New Mexico, was arraigned in federal court on Feb. 2 on one count each of possession with intent to distribute 50 grams and more of methamphetamine and attempt,,,

Former U.S. Postal Employee Sentenced for Stealing from Greeting Cards Benton, Ill. – Casey L. Neal, 31, of Belle Rive, Illinois (Jefferson County), was sentenced this afternoon to 2 years’ probation and was ordered to pay restitution to her victims. Neal pled guilty in October 2021, to theft of,,,

Judge sentences Cape Girardeau, Missouri woman for Medicare and Medicaid fraud ST. LOUIS – Brandy McKay, 42, of Cape Girardeau, Missouri appeared before United States District Court Judge Stephen R. Clark on January 18, 2022. McKay previously pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 3 years imprisonment,,,

Old Town Man Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements BANGOR, Maine: An Old Town man pleaded guilty in federal court today to making false statements to the government, U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee announced. According to court records, in January 2016, Jeffrey Street, 51, met with special agents,,,

Fort Worth Man Named Coconspirator in Agent’s ‘Secret Probation’ Fraud Scheme A Fort Worth man has been named a co-conspirator in retired FBI agent William Stone’s alleged scheme to con a local mother out of more than $700,000 by convincing her she was on “secret probation,” U.S. Attorney for the,,,

Former employee at Sandia National Laboratories sentenced to 21 months in prison for mail fraud and theft ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Joshua Cordova, 39, of Albuquerque, was sentenced in federal court on Dec. 9 to a year and nine months in prison for mail fraud and theft of federal funds. Cordova was,,,

Omaha Woman Sentenced for Threatening VA Hospital Employees Acting United States Attorney Jan Sharp announced that Tina Hardin, age 53, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced today to time served by Senior United States District Court Judge Joseph F. Bataillon for Influencing, Impeding, or Retaliating,,,

Former Mail Carrier Pleads Guilty To Stealing Mail Jacksonville, FL – James Sweat (60, Jacksonville) has pleaded guilty to stealing an item from the mail while employed by the United States Postal Service (USPS). Sweat faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison. A sentencing date has,,,