USAO - Texas, Western

Landlord Pays $15,000 to Resolve Allegations that It Collected Excess Rent from a Tenant SAN ANTONIO – 2011 Bandera Road, LLC agreed to pay the United States $15,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-3733, by collecting excess rent from a tenant in the U,,,

Mexican National Sentenced for Theft of Social Security Benefits DEL RIO – A Mexican national was sentenced last week to 45 months in prison for stealing Social Security benefits. According to court documents, in May 2006 Jaime Aguilar, 60, applied for Social Security Insurance (SSI) benefits,,,

Pain Clinic and Ambulatory Surgery Center Agree to Pay $836K to Resolve Allegations of Overbilling WACO – U.S. Attorney Ashley C. Hoff of the Western District of Texas announced today that Integrated Pain Associates, PLLC (“IPA”), a pain clinic headquartered in Killeen, and Central Texas Day Surgery,,,

Two San Antonians Sentenced to Prison for Health Care Fraud Schemes SAN ANTONIO – This week, two San Antonio residents were sentenced for their roles in health care fraud schemes. Yesterday, Nancy Almaguer, 42, was sentenced to 18 months in prison and today Christopher Felix Montoya, 47, was,,,

El Paso Business Owner Indicted for Fraud EL PASO – An El Paso man was arrested on Thursday on criminal charges related to his alleged involvement in defrauding two federally funded correctional institutions (“the institutions”). According to court documents, Jack McCager Kidd, 70, is a director and,,,

Austin Construction Company and Owner Settle False Claims Act Allegations AUSTIN – U.S. Attorney Ashley C. Hoff of the Western District of Texas announced today that Muniz Concrete and Contracting, Inc. (“Muniz Concrete”) and its owner, Jose Juan Muniz, have agreed to pay $188,879.59 to resolve,,,

Iranian National Sentenced for Illegally Exporting Military Sensitive Items SAN ANTONIO – An Iranian national was sentenced today to 63 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for violating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). Mehrdad Ansari, 40, a resident,,,

El Paso Businesswoman Arrested for Health Care Fraud EL PASO – An El Paso businesswoman and her nephew were arrested today on criminal charges for their alleged roles in committing health care fraud. According to court documents, Zenia Chavez, 45, and Raul Alejandro Fuentes, 23, of El Paso,,,

Immigration and Customs Enforcement Officer Charged with Receiving a Bribe EL PASO – A federal grand jury in El Paso returned an indictment today charging an El Paso man with receiving a bribe by a public official. According to court documents, Roberto Padilla, 50, an Immigration and Customs,,,

Three Area Kerrville Men Indicted for Distribution of Hydrocodone and Oxycodone SAN ANTONIO – A federal grand jury in San Antonio returned an indictment this week charging two Kerrville men and an Ingram man with distribution of narcotics. According to court documents, Scott Mitchell Brown, 35, and,,,