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Senior Vice President of Atlanta Housing Authority Charged With Housing Assistance Fraud and Pandemic Relief Fraud
ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia posted the following news release on Dec. 22, 2025:
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Senior Vice President of Atlanta Housing Authority Charged with Housing Assistance Fraud and Pandemic Relief Fraud
Tracy Denise Jones, a Senior Vice President at the Atlanta Housing Authority, has been charged with engaging in a scheme to fraudulently collect Section 8 housing assistance payments for her own rental property and family members. She was also charged with making fraudulent applications to collect pandemic relief funds and committing
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ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia posted the following news release on Dec. 22, 2025:
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Senior Vice President of Atlanta Housing Authority Charged with Housing Assistance Fraud and Pandemic Relief Fraud
Tracy Denise Jones, a Senior Vice President at the Atlanta Housing Authority, has been charged with engaging in a scheme to fraudulently collect Section 8 housing assistance payments for her own rental property and family members. She was also charged with making fraudulent applications to collect pandemic relief funds and committingmortgage fraud when refinancing her rental property.
"A long-time senior executive of one of the largest housing authorities in the nation, Jones was entrusted to deliver vast sums of government assistance to our community's neediest members," said U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg. "But Jones allegedly exploited a variety of assistance programs and chose to line her own pockets using an alternate identity, multiple business entities, a false affidavit, and a cadre of associates willing to lie on her behalf."
"Tracy Jones's alleged actions not only showed a blatant disrespect for the law and multiple federal programs, but also jeopardized the availability of HUD-assisted housing for those in our most vulnerable communities who rely on housing assistance programs," said Special Agent in Charge Jerome Winkle with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General (OIG). "HUD OIG will continue to work with the U.S. Attorney's Office and our law enforcement partners to vigorously pursue those who seek to profit by abusing HUD-funded programs."
According to U.S. Attorney Hertzberg, the charges, and other information presented in court: Since April 2017, Jones has served as Senior Vice President over the Housing Choice Voucher Program at the Atlanta Housing Authority, overseeing one of the largest Section 8 programs in the country. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development funds Section 8 programs, including rental assistance payments to landlords on behalf of low-income families and individuals. Section 8 funds are limited, and there is often a long waiting list of low-income families seeking acceptance into the program. Housing authority staff are generally prohibited from receiving Section 8 payments for their own properties, and Section 8 landlords are typically prohibited from leasing to their own family members.
Instead of upholding the integrity of the housing assistance program, Jones allegedly defrauded the program by using a series of falsified forms to have her family members admitted to the Section 8 program and then to receive Section 8 payments for them to live in her own rental house. To conceal her identity, Jones allegedly used a fake name and a shell business entity to execute housing authority documents. As a result, she improperly obtained more than $36,000 of Section 8 funds. Jones then allegedly obstructed subsequent investigations by submitting a false affidavit and convincing friends to lie and present false documents on her behalf.
At the same time, Jones allegedly used her shell business and another business to collect more than $27,000 from the U.S. Small Business Administration's COVID-19 pandemic relief programs, falsely claiming that the businesses were functioning, had multiple employees, and received over $56,000 of gross revenues in 2019. When the SBA denied one of Jones's applications, she allegedly appealed the denial, pleading for the SBA to approve her request, stating:
* "I am truly a[n] honest business owner[.]"
* "I hear the stories how people abused the PPP loans to establish a lavish lif[e] style. That is not me. My business is small and is growing, but I [am] one of the legitimate and honest business that can use all the help I can."
* "I also serve a community of low income families in my business, renting one of my three homes to a low income family as well as serve other owners of low income rental properties."
Jones also allegedly committed mortgage fraud when she refinanced her Section 8 rental property, falsely claiming on her application for a $219,780 loan that the property was her primary residence, that the residence was not a rental property, and that she did not own any other property.
On December 19, 2025, Tracy Denise Jones, 61, of Atlanta, Georgia, was arraigned before United States Magistrate Judge John K. Larkins III on a criminal information containing federal charges of conspiracy to commit theft of government funds, wire fraud, and credit application fraud.
Members of the public are reminded that the criminal information only contains charges. The defendant is presumed innocent of the charges, and it will be the government's burden to prove the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt at trial.
This case is being investigated by the Department of Housing and Urban Development - Office of Inspector General.
Assistant United States Attorney Garrett L. Bradford is prosecuting the case.
On May 17, 2021, the Attorney General established the COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force to marshal the resources of the Department of Justice in partnership with agencies across government to enhance efforts to combat and prevent pandemic-related fraud. The Task Force bolsters efforts to investigate and prosecute the most culpable domestic and international criminal actors and assists agencies tasked with administering relief programs to prevent fraud by, among other methods, augmenting and incorporating existing coordination mechanisms, identifying resources and techniques to uncover fraudulent actors and their schemes, and sharing and harnessing information and insights gained from prior enforcement efforts. For more information on the Department's response to the pandemic, please visit https://www.justice.gov/coronavirus
Anyone with information about allegations of attempted fraud involving COVID-19 can report it by calling the Department of Justice's National Center for Disaster Fraud (NCDF) Hotline at 866-720-5721 or via the NCDF Web Complaint Form at: https://www.justice.gov/disaster-fraud/ncdf-disaster-complaint-form.
For further information please contact the U.S. Attorney's Public Affairs Office at USAGAN.PressEmails@usdoj.gov or (404) 581-6016. The Internet address for the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia is http://www.justice.gov/usao-ndga.
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Original text here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndga/pr/senior-vice-president-atlanta-housing-authority-charged-housing-assistance-fraud-and
Justice Department Issues Updated Letters and Fact Sheet About Professional License Portability for Servicemembers and their Spouses
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2025:
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Justice Department Issues Updated Letters and Fact Sheet About Professional License Portability for Servicemembers and their Spouses
The Justice Department announced today that it has issued updated materials explaining recent changes to the law that governs the portability of professional licenses for servicemembers and their spouses. The materials include a letter for state licensing authorities and another for state offices that license attorneys. The letters explain recent changes
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2025:
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Justice Department Issues Updated Letters and Fact Sheet About Professional License Portability for Servicemembers and their Spouses
The Justice Department announced today that it has issued updated materials explaining recent changes to the law that governs the portability of professional licenses for servicemembers and their spouses. The materials include a letter for state licensing authorities and another for state offices that license attorneys. The letters explain recent changesto the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) section that allows servicemembers and their spouses to use their professional licenses or certificates in new states if they are relocating because of military orders and meet certain other requirements. The Justice Department also issued a fact sheet outlining the updated license portability provision.
"Military families are the backbone of American society," said Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division. "Servicemembers and their spouses often sacrifice the stability of settling in one place during a critical time in their career. The Department is steadfast in its commitment to ensuring that servicemembers and their spouses do not face unreasonable barriers to continuing their careers while they uproot their lives in service to our country."
In January 2023, Congress added the license portability provision to the SCRA a law that provides servicemembers and their families with a wide variety of financial and housing protections to make it easier for servicemembers and military spouses to have their professional licenses recognized when they relocate to another state due to military orders. Congress amended this provision in December 2024. One significant update removed a restriction on the portability of law licenses, which are now included in the law, along with all other licensed professions.
Since 2011, the Department has obtained over $483 million in monetary relief for over 148,000 servicemembers through its enforcement of the SCRA. For more information about the Department's enforcement efforts under the SCRA and other laws that protect the rights of servicemembers and their families, please visit www.servicemembers.gov.
Servicemembers and their dependents who believe that their rights under the SCRA have been violated should contact the nearest Armed Forces Legal Assistance Program Office. Office locations may be found at http://legalassistance.law.af.mil. If servicemembers or their spouses are not eligible for military legal assistance services, they may request that the Justice Department review their claim by submitting a complaint through https://civilrights.justice.gov/link/4025A.
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Original text here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-issues-updated-letters-and-fact-sheet-about-professional-license
FCC COMMISSIONER GOMEZ ON ALARMING REPORTS OF EDITORIAL INTERFERENCE AT 60 MINUTES
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following statement on Dec. 22, 2025:
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FCC COMMISSIONER GOMEZ ON ALARMING REPORTS OF EDITORIAL INTERFERENCE AT 60 MINUTES
FCC Commissioner Anna M. Gomez issued the following statement in response to reports that CBS News delayed a 60 Minutes segment following the federal government's refusal to respond to thoroughly vetted, independent reporting:
"Against the backdrop of increased government pressure, reports that CBS News interfered with the editorial judgment of 60 Minutes are deeply alarming and strike at the
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following statement on Dec. 22, 2025:
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FCC COMMISSIONER GOMEZ ON ALARMING REPORTS OF EDITORIAL INTERFERENCE AT 60 MINUTES
FCC Commissioner Anna M. Gomez issued the following statement in response to reports that CBS News delayed a 60 Minutes segment following the federal government's refusal to respond to thoroughly vetted, independent reporting:
"Against the backdrop of increased government pressure, reports that CBS News interfered with the editorial judgment of 60 Minutes are deeply alarming and strike at theheart of press freedom. When the FCC withheld approval of Paramount's transaction to extract sweeping concessions, I warned that allowing the government to wield regulatory leverage in newsroom decision-making would inevitably threaten independent journalism. We are now seeing the real-world consequences of blurring the line between regulatory authority and editorial independence.
"A free press cannot function if the government is able to exercise veto power over critical reporting simply by refusing to engage. That is fundamentally incompatible with the First Amendment and the role of journalists in holding those in power to account. These concerns are only heightened when a media company seeking favorable action on future regulatory approvals tempers or delays coverage critical of this Administration, raising serious questions about whether editorial decisions are being influenced by external pressure rather than journalistic judgment.
"The public has the right to question how CBS will ensure the independence and integrity of its journalism going forward, concerns which are only compounded by the existence of a government-imposed media monitor at CBS, a deeply flawed and unprecedented form of government involvement in editorial affairs. In the days ahead, I hope CBS provides its viewers with a clear accounting of how this decision was made and demonstrates how it will safeguard the independence of its newsroom."
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Original text here: https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-416848A1.pdf
BLS: Total Nonfarm Payroll Employment Changed Little in November 2025
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on Dec. 22, 2025, from Economics Daily:
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Total nonfarm payroll employment changed little in November 2025
Total nonfarm payroll employment changed little in November 2025 (+64,000) and has shown little net change since April. In November, employment rose in health care and construction. Federal government employment declined by 6,000, following a loss of 162,000 in October.
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Chart: Industry employment, seasonally adjusted
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In November, health care added 46,000
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on Dec. 22, 2025, from Economics Daily:
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Total nonfarm payroll employment changed little in November 2025
Total nonfarm payroll employment changed little in November 2025 (+64,000) and has shown little net change since April. In November, employment rose in health care and construction. Federal government employment declined by 6,000, following a loss of 162,000 in October.
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Chart: Industry employment, seasonally adjusted
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In November, health care added 46,000jobs, in line with the average monthly gain of 39,000 over the prior 12 months. Over the month, job gains occurred in ambulatory health care services (+24,000), hospitals (+11,000), and nursing and residential care facilities (+11,000).
Construction employment grew by 28,000, as nonresidential specialty trade contractors added 19,000 jobs. Construction employment had changed little over the prior 12 months.
Employment in social assistance continued to trend up in November (+18,000), primarily in individual and family services (+13,000).
Employment edged down in transportation and warehousing (-18,000), reflecting a job loss in couriers and messengers (-18,000). Transportation and warehousing employment has declined by 78,000 since reaching a peak in February.
Federal government employment continued to decrease in November (-6,000). This follows a sharp decline of 162,000 in October, as some federal employees who accepted a deferred resignation offer came off federal payrolls. Federal government employment is down by 271,000 since reaching a peak in January. (Federal employees on furlough during the government shutdown were counted as employed in the establishment survey because they received pay, even if later than usual, for the pay period that included the 12th of the month. Employees on paid leave or receiving ongoing severance pay are counted as employed in the establishment survey.)
These data are from the Current Employment Statistics program and are seasonally adjusted. To learn more, see "The Employment Situation -- November 2025." Also see more charts of national employment, hours, and earnings data.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Total nonfarm payroll employment changed little in November 2025 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2025/total-nonfarm-payroll-employment-changed-little-in-november-2025.htm (visited December 23, 2025).
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Armed Waterbury Drug Trafficker Sentenced to More Than 10 Years in Federal Prison
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut posted the following news release on Dec. 22, 2025:
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Armed Waterbury Drug Trafficker Sentenced to More Than 10 Years in Federal Prison
David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that RAEKWON OVERSTREET, 30, of Waterbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in New Haven to 125 months of imprisonment and three years of supervised release for firearm possession and drug distribution offenses, and for violating the conditions of
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NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut posted the following news release on Dec. 22, 2025:
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Armed Waterbury Drug Trafficker Sentenced to More Than 10 Years in Federal Prison
David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that RAEKWON OVERSTREET, 30, of Waterbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in New Haven to 125 months of imprisonment and three years of supervised release for firearm possession and drug distribution offenses, and for violating the conditions ofhis supervised release that followed a prior federal conviction.
According to court documents and statements made in court, on February 4, 2020, Overstreet was sentenced in New Haven federal court to 30 months of imprisonment and three years of supervised release for unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition. He was released from federal prison on June 24, 2022.
After Overstreet was released from prison, Waterbury Police began investigating Overstreet and others, including his cousin Tyreese Ferrucci, for trafficking narcotics. Overstreet was arrested on October 5, 2022. On that date, a court-authorized search of his Aetna Street residence revealed more than 2,000 baggies of fentanyl/heroin, a quantity of crack cocaine, a loaded firearm, assorted ammunition, narcotics paraphernalia, and $5,575 in cash. On that date, investigators also searched a location on Fieldwood Road in Waterbury that Overstreet, Ferrucci and others used to store narcotics. Ferrucci was arrested at that location after he was found in possession of two loaded handguns. The search of the location revealed approximately 1,200 baggies of fentanyl/heroin, a quantity of crack cocaine, narcotics paraphernalia, ammunition, and $2,120 in cash.
Overstreet has been detained since his arrest. On July 30, 2025, he pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute controlled substances, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
Ferrucci pleaded guilty to possession of firearms by a felon and, on December 5, 2023, was sentenced to 63 months of imprisonment.
This investigation was conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the Waterbury Police Department and the Connecticut State Police. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Natasha Freismuth and Alexis Beyerlein.
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Original text here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ct/pr/armed-waterbury-drug-trafficker-sentenced-more-10-years-federal-prison
U.S. Attorney Announces $6.8 Million Settlement With New York-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital For Paying Kickbacks To A Westchester Oncology Practice In Order To Obtain Referrals
NEW YORK, Dec. 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York posted the following news release:
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U.S. Attorney Announces $6.8 Million Settlement With New York-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital For Paying Kickbacks To A Westchester Oncology Practice In Order To Obtain Referrals
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United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, and Special Agent in Charge of the New York Regional Office of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General ("HHS-OIG"), Naomi D. Gruchacz, announced today that the United
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NEW YORK, Dec. 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York posted the following news release:
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U.S. Attorney Announces $6.8 Million Settlement With New York-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital For Paying Kickbacks To A Westchester Oncology Practice In Order To Obtain Referrals
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United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, and Special Agent in Charge of the New York Regional Office of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General ("HHS-OIG"), Naomi D. Gruchacz, announced today that the UnitedStates has filed and settled a healthcare fraud lawsuit against NEW YORK-PRESBYTERIAN HUDSON VALLEY HOSPITAL ("NYPHV"), which, prior to 2015, was known as Hudson Valley Hospital Center ("Hudson Valley"). The settlement resolves allegations that NYPHV improperly paid millions of dollars to a Westchester-based oncology practice (the "Oncology Practice") to induce patient referrals to the hospital, which NYPHV then billed to Medicare and Medicaid.
Specifically, the Complaint alleges that in 2011 and 2012, NYPHV entered into three contracts with the Oncology Practice. Together, those contracts provided that NYPHV would pay hundreds of thousands of dollars per year to the Oncology Practice in exchange for, among other things, work on a proposed melanoma center (the "Melanoma Center"), work on a proposed breast cancer center (the "Breast Center"), and the development and management of an intraoperative radiation therapy service line (the "IORT Service Line" and, collectively, with the agreements concerning the Melanoma Center and the Breast Center, the "Agreements"). After entering into the Agreements, Hudson Valley and NYPHV subsequently made millions of dollars in payments to the Oncology Practice. But in reality, many of these payments were not made in exchange for the services identified in the Agreements. Instead, the Oncology Practice frequently failed to perform or document the central services identified in the Agreements. All the while, NYPHV continued to receive referrals from the Oncology Practice that generated millions of dollars in reimbursements from Medicare and Medicaid.
Under the settlement approved today by U.S. District Judge Nelson S. Roman, NYPHV agreed to pay a total sum of $6,836,764.30 plus interest, with $6,469,410.32 to be paid to the United States and the remainder to be paid to New York State. As part of the settlement, NYPHV also admitted and accepted responsibility for certain conduct alleged by the Government in its complaint, including that NYPHV paid the Oncology Practice over $4 million pursuant to the Agreements for work that was either not performed or not performed as called for in the Agreements, or for which NYPHV lacks any time records.
"Hospitals and physicians are expected to make medical decisions based on the needs of their patients, not improper financial arrangements," said U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton. "When hospitals provide improper payments to induce patient referrals, they compromise the integrity of federal healthcare programs that serve New Yorkers. We cannot afford corruption in our healthcare industry."
"Violations of the Anti-Kickback Statute, like those alleged in this case, can improperly influence referral decisions and undermine the integrity of federal health care programs," said HHS-OIG Special Agent in Charge Naomi D. Gruchacz. "HHS-OIG is committed to safeguarding the integrity of federal health care programs and ensuring that provider decisions are not compromised by inducements."
As alleged in the Government's Complaint:
In 2011 and 2012, NYPHV entered into the three Agreements with the Oncology Practice. The Agreements provided, respectively, that NYPHV would pay the Oncology Practice an annual fee in exchange for, among other things: one of the Oncology Practice's physician principals ("Physician A") serving as the Medical Director of a proposed Melanoma Center at the hospital (the "Melanoma Directorship Agreement"); the Oncology Practice's other physician principal ("Physician B") serving as the Medical Director of a proposed Breast Center at the hospital (the "Breast Center Directorship Agreement"); and the Oncology Practice developing, managing, marketing, and integrating the IORT Service Line as part of the hospital's Department of Radiation Oncology (the "IORT Management Services Agreement"). Each of the three Agreements expired in 2016.
By October 2016 at the latest, NYPHV was, or at minimum should have been, aware that the Oncology Practice was performing only a portion of the work called for under the IORT Management Services Agreement and was not performing the majority of the work being called for under the Melanoma Directorship Agreement. In addition, despite the fact that all of the Agreements expired in 2016, NYPHV continued to pay the Oncology Practice the fees in the Agreements through 2019.
All told, between January 2011 and December 2019 (the "Covered Period"), NYPHV paid over $4 million in fees to the Oncology Practice in connection with the Agreementsincluding payments for work that was not performedto induce the Oncology Practice to refer its patients to NYPHV for oncology-related medical services in violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute and the Stark Law. As a result of this conduct, NYPHV submitted false claims for payment to Medicare and Medicaid for services provided to these patients in violation of the False Claims Act.
Under the settlement, NYPHV admitted, among other things, that:
* Between 2011 and 2019, Hudson Valley and NYPHV together paid the Oncology Practice over $4 million pursuant to the Agreements for work that was either not performed, not performed as called for in the Agreements, or for which NYPHV lacks any time records. The Oncology Practice was required to submit these records to Hudson Valley, and later NYPHV, under the Melanoma and Breast Center Directorship Agreements.
* By October 2016, NYPHV was, or at minimum should have been, aware that the Oncology Practice was performing only a portion of the work called for under the IORT Management Services Agreement and was not performing the majority of the work being called for under the Melanoma Directorship Agreement. Nevertheless, NYPHV continued paying the Oncology Practice its fees under each of these agreements for another three years.
* The Oncology Practice and Physician A never developed or established the Melanoma Center as envisioned by the Melanoma Directorship Agreement and, accordingly, Physician A did not perform the primary duties of a Medical Director as envisioned by the Melanoma Directorship Agreement. Further, at least by 2012, Physician A did not provide 50 hours of work per month toward developing or establishing the Melanoma Center and NYPHV was unable to identify any time records from the Covered Period documenting Physician A's or their designee's work related to the Melanoma Directorship Agreement.
In connection with the filing of the lawsuit and settlement, the Government joined a private whistleblower lawsuit that had previously been filed under seal pursuant to the False Claims Act.
Mr. Clayton praised the outstanding investigative work of HHS-OIG.
This case is being handled by the Office's Civil Frauds Unit. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jacob Bergman is in charge of the case.
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Original text here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/us-attorney-announces-68-million-settlement-new-york-presbyterian-hudson-valley
State Dept. Fact Sheet: Delivering on President Trump's Commitment - America First Global Health Strategy and Bilateral Health MOUs
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following fact sheet on Dec. 22, 2025:
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Delivering on President Trump's Commitment: America First Global Health Strategy and Bilateral Health MOUs
The Trump Administration is proud to announce historic progress in delivering on the America First Global Health Strategy. In just three months, we have moved with unprecedented speed and focus to conclude a series of landmark bilateral Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with recipient countries. These MOUs are proof positive that President Trump's leadership is making America safer,
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following fact sheet on Dec. 22, 2025:
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Delivering on President Trump's Commitment: America First Global Health Strategy and Bilateral Health MOUs
The Trump Administration is proud to announce historic progress in delivering on the America First Global Health Strategy. In just three months, we have moved with unprecedented speed and focus to conclude a series of landmark bilateral Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with recipient countries. These MOUs are proof positive that President Trump's leadership is making America safer,stronger, and more prosperous -- saving millions of lives and helping recipients stand on their own. The United States will continue to build on this momentum, with additional MOUs to be signed in the coming weeks.
Overview of MOUs Signed to Date
Under President Trump's America First Global Health Strategy, the United States has signed major bilateral health MOUs with Kenya, Rwanda, Liberia, Uganda, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique, Cameroon, and Nigeria -- representing more than $8 billion in direct U.S. investment, matched by more than $5 billion in co-investment by recipient countries.
These new MOUs are a game-changer. They maximize the impact of U.S. global health assistance to counter infectious disease threats, strengthen bilateral relationships, and help recipients build resilient, self-reliant health systems - preserving what works in U.S. health foreign assistance while rapidly fixing inefficiencies, reducing dependency, and ensuring that every tax dollar delivers real results for the American people.
* Kenya: Supports Kenya's leadership in charting its own health priorities by shifting more resources into the national system and reducing reliance on NGOs. Invests in data, commodities procurement, and modernization to build sustainable capacity. Incorporates meaningful co-investment commitments from Kenya aligned with ambitious yet realistic performance benchmarks, paving the way for long-term health self-reliance. $2.5 billion (More than $1.6 billion from the United States, more than $850 million from Kenya)
* Rwanda: Outlines a comprehensive vision to save lives and strengthen Rwanda's health system, including by moving away from NGO delivery systems, investing in cutting-edge health care infrastructure, fostering greater national ownership, and positioning Rwanda to take full control of its HIV/AIDS response by year four of the partnership. Builds on the Department's landmark award to Zipline International Inc. to support the construction of American-made advanced robotics to deliver life-saving medical products. Expands private sector partnership and investment, including developing next generation HIV treatments and deploying artificial intelligence (AI) for healthcare. $228 million (Nearly $158 million from the United States, $70 million from Rwanda)
* Liberia: Accelerates Liberia's transition toward self-reliance and sustainability, saving U.S. taxpayers money and securing long-term health outcomes. Supports critical areas such as HIV/AIDS, malaria, maternal and child health, and global health security. Increases Liberia's commitment to domestic health expenditures by almost $51 million to assume greater financial and operational responsibility for domestic health systems. $183 million (More than $132 million from the United States, nearly $51 million from Liberia)
* Uganda: Invests $1.7 billion in U.S. assistance to combat HIV/AIDs, tuberculosis (TB), malaria, and other infectious diseases while strengthening Uganda's health system matched by a more than $500 million pledge from Uganda to co-invest in line with the National Development Plan IV and Uganda's Vision 2040. Furthers Uganda's national health digitization effort. Provides support for faith-based health care providers and health care services to the Ugandan military. $2.3 billion (More than $1.7 billion from the United States, more than $500 million from Uganda)
* Lesotho: Supports Lesotho's efforts to combat HIV/AIDS, while bolstering the health workforce, data systems, and disease surveillance and outbreak response. Includes $132 million commitment from Lesotho to invest in its domestic HIV/AIDS response. Opens the door to innovation by providing internet connectivity for health clinics, as well as advanced robotics delivery of life-saving medical products. $364 million ($232 million from the United States, $132 million from Lesotho)
* Eswatini: Strengthens national health efforts, leverages American technology, and facilitates long-term sustainability of Eswatini's health system. Improves public health data systems, provides access to HIV antiretroviral medications, scales up access to highly effective HIV prevention interventions, including American-made lenacapavir. Increases Eswatini's domestic health care expenditures by $37 million. $242 million ($205 million from the United States, nearly $37 million from Eswatini)
* Mozambique: Expands access to cutting edge solutions to HIV/AIDS prevention, like lenacapavir. Drives advancements in malaria prevention. Increases Mozambique's domestic expenditures on healthcare by nearly 30% over five years. Improves maternal, newborn, and child health while increasing national efforts to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV/AIDS. (More than $1.8 billion from the United States, and an increase of 30% in domestic health expenditures by Mozambique)
* Cameroon: Funds frontline health commodities and healthcare workers, strengthens laboratory networks, and modernizes data systems with secure interoperable digital tools to enhance disease surveillance and outbreak preparedness. $850 million ($400 million in U.S. assistance and a $450 million commitment from Cameroon)
* Nigeria: Strengthens health cooperation and reinforces national long-term leadership of Nigeria's national health systems. Drives joint action in critical areas such as ensuring reliable access to medicines and affordable integrated health care services that combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB), and malaria, while improving maternal and child health outcomes. Invests significant resources in the more than 900 faith-based clinics and hospitals across the country. $5.1 billion (approximately $2.1 billion from the United States, nearly $3 billion from Nigeria)
The maximum duration of these MOUs is five years with no future commitment of U.S. assistance.
Core Elements of Each Bilateral MOU
Each bilateral Memorandum of Understanding reaffirms the United States' commitment to the ambitious goals that we have set over the past decades for combatting the spread of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, and polio, and prioritizes maternal and child health, disease surveillance, and infectious disease outbreak preparedness. The guiding principles in these MOUs include streamlining performance monitoring, reducing non-frontline investment by integrating U.S. programming within a country's broader health system, mobilizing the private sector and faith-based organizations, and requiring increased co-investment from receipt countries for healthcare workers and commodities.
Each Memorandum of Understanding also contains important and innovative provisions that facilitate long-term sustainability such as:
* Commodities: The procurement of commodities will be transitioned from the U.S. government to partner governments gradually over the period of the MOU. The United States has committed to covering 100 percent of frontline healthcare workers and commodities responsible for U.S. foreign assistance for the next fiscal year and will work with countries to co-invest in these efforts over time.
* Frontline Health Workers: Frontline health workers currently funded by the U.S. government will be mapped to the cadres of health workers that can be employed by partner governments, and those cadres of health workers will be transitioned to the partner government payroll over a multi-year period as jointly agreed.
* Data Systems: Funding will support the scale up of partner governments' health data systems to ensure key programmatic data for HIV/AIDS, TB, malaria, polio, and disease outbreaks can be tracked at scale long-term.
* Co-Investment: Partner governments will increase their domestic health expenditures over the MOU period, a critical step in ensuring partner governments have the resources they need to sustain their health response long-term without support from the U.S. government.
* Performance Incentives: U.S. government financial support will be linked to countries' ability to meet or exceed key health metrics with financial incentives for countries who exceed those metrics.
President Trump's America First Global Health Strategy
Launched on September 18, 2025, the America First Global Health Strategy outlines a comprehensive vision to protect Americans from infectious disease threats, strengthen global health systems, and promote American innovation abroad.
The strategy prioritizes bilateral MOUs that transition U.S. technical assistance and key functions to partner governments, mobilize private sector and faith-based organizations, and require increased co-investment from recipient countries.
To learn more, visit the America First Global Health Strategy page (https://www.state.gov/america-first-global-health-strategy).
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Original text here: https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2025/12/delivering-on-president-trumps-commitment-america-first-global-health-strategy-and-bilateral-health-mous/
