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Arkansas Man Sentenced to Prison and Ordered to Pay Almost $6M in Restitution for His Role in TRICARE Fraud Scheme WACO – An Arkansas man was sentenced today to 24 months in prison and ordered to pay $5,918,446 in restitution for his role in a scheme to defraud TRICARE, a health care program of the,,,

Cutt Master Barber School Settles Allegations of False Claims Act Violations EL PASO –Victor Phillips, owner of Cutt Master Barber School, LLC (Cutt Master), has agreed to pay $900,000 to settle allegations that he violated the False Claims Act by falsely submitting claims to the Veteran’s,,,

Justice Department Reaches Settlement Agreement with Physicians Group in El Paso Over Allegations of Violating the False Claims Act EL PASO –El Paso Ear, Nose & Throat Associates (EPENT) has agreed to pay $750,000 to settle allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by billing Medicaid,,,

San Antonio Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Multi-Million Dollar Bribery and Government Contract Fraud Scheme SAN ANTONIO – Keith Alan Seguin, a 55-year-old former civilian employee at Randolph Air Force Base in San Antonio, admitted this morning to receiving millions of dollars in bribes in connection,,,

Healthcare Practitioners to Pay over $1 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Liability Arising from Billing of P-Stim Devices SAN ANTONIO – Three separate healthcare providers within the Western District of Texas have agreed to pay a collective $1,056,340.50 to resolve liability under the False,,,

El Paso Doctor Indicted for Distributing Controlled Substances and Health Care Fraud Resulting in Five Deaths EL PASO – Today federal authorities arrested 60-year-old Dr. Brian James August of El Paso for allegedly committing health care fraud and distributing controlled substances that resulted in,,,

Kerrville VA Medical Center Pharmacy Technician Arrested for Stealing Prescribed Narcotics from the U.S. Mail SAN ANTONIO – Federal authorities have charged a pharmacy technician at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Kerrville (VAMC) with stealing hydrocodone and oxycodone prescriptions from the,,,

Barrio Azteca Gang Member and Career Offender Sentenced to Federal Prison EL PASO -- U.S. District Judge Kathleen Cardone today sentenced 40-year-old Barrio Azteca member and career offender William “Happy” Haywood of El Paso to 16 years in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release,,,

Owner of Dog Training School Sentenced for Defrauding V.A. of over $1.5 Million in GI Bill Benefits A federal judge in San Antonio today sentenced 49-year-old Bradley Lane Croft, owner of Universal K-9, Inc., to 118 months of imprisonment for scheming to defraud the federal government of more than,,,

El Paso Appraiser Pays $100,000 and Surrenders His License to Resolve Allegations of Falsely Certifying Home Appraisals Daniel O’Leary, manager and registered agent for El Paso Asset Appraisals, LLC, d/b/a/ Asset Property Management, paid a $100,000 civil penalty yesterday to settle allegations that,,,