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Amazon Agrees to $2.25 Million Settlement and Injunction to Resolve Alleged Violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act

  Department of Justice (DOJ) – The Justice Department announced today that a federal court has entered a stipulated order against Amazon.com Inc., in a...

Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Laundering Health Care Fraud Proceeds for Transnational Criminal Organization

  Department of Justice – An Ohio man pleaded guilty yesterday to laundering approximately $3.4 million in illicit health care fraud proceeds through multiple regional...

Medical Supply Company Owner Convicted of $30M Medicare Fraud Scheme

  Department of Justice (DOJ) – A federal jury in the Middle District of Florida convicted an Oklahoma business owner and chiropractor yesterday for his...

Iowa Man Waives $17.7M Discharge After USTP Investigation into Sham Loans

  Department of Justice (DOJ) – Jeffrey Garth Ewing, of Iowa, agreed to waive his bankruptcy discharge of more than $17.7 million in debts after...

Illegal Alien Sentenced in Multi-State Racketeering Conspiracy Involving the Forced Labor of Mexican Workers

Four Co-Defendants Were Previously Sentenced for Their Roles in Compelling the Labor of H-2A Visa Recipients Throughout the Southeastern United States Department of Justice (DOJ)...

Digital forensics firm says affidavit filed in Hadari Oshri court case “altered,” not authentic

Digital forensics firm says affidavit filed in Hadari Oshri court case “altered,” not authentic AN IMPORTANT NOTE: On June 22, 2021, Hadari Oshri –Marc Lubaszka’s...

Audit Firm BF Borgers Charged with Massive Fraud Affecting Over 1,500 SEC Filings

Washington D.C. — The Securities and Exchange Commission this month charged audit firm BF Borgers CPA PC and its owner, Benjamin F. Borgers (together,...

Hadari Oshri’s Gaya Ventures site claims she’s joined forces with convicted businessman Orlando Birbragher in new biz venture

  AN IMPORTANT NOTE: On June 22, 2021, Hadari Oshri –Marc Lubaszka’s business partner– filed a civil harassment restraining order (CHRO) against Investor News reporter...

Consulting Companies to Pay $11.3M for Failing to Comply with Cybersecurity Requirements in Federally Funded Contract

Guidehouse Inc., headquartered in McLean, Virginia, has paid $7,600,000 and Nan McKay and Associates (Nan McKay), headquartered in El Cajon, California, has paid $3,700,000...

Tacoma Company Pleads Guilty and Sentenced for False Declarations on Timber Imports

Tip the Scale LLC, of Tacoma, Washington, pleaded guilty and was sentenced today for making false declarations regarding the species and harvest location of...