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Calif. U.S. Attorney: Former Fresno Sleep Clinic Owner Pleads Guilty to Submitting Over $1 Million in Fraudulent Claims for Sleep Studies to Medicare
FRESNO, California, Sept. 19 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California, Phillip A. Talbert, issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2023:
Travis Gober, 44, of Hanford, pleaded guilty to health care fraud and aggravated identity theft charges today for submitting over $1 million in fraudulent claims for sleep studies to Medicare, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
According to court records, Gober owned the VIP Sleep Center, which operated sleep clinics in Fres
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Calif. U.S. Attorney: Former Local Politician Arrested on Indictment Alleging $70,000 in Bribes to Baldwin Park City Councilmember for Marijuana Permits
LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 19 -- The U.S. Attorney for Central District of California, Martin Estrada, issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2023:
A former Compton city councilman was arrested today on a federal grand jury indictment alleging he and his consulting client paid $70,000 in bribes to a member of the Baldwin Park City Council in exchange for that official's votes and support for commercial marijuana permits.
Isaac Jacob Galvan, 36, of Compton, who served on the Compton
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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory: Lab Scientists and Engineers Garner Three Awards for Top Inventions in R&D 100 Competition
LIVERMORE, California, Sept. 19 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2023:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists and engineers have netted three awards among the top 100 inventions worldwide.
The trade journal R&D World Magazine recently announced the winners of the awards, often called the "Oscars of innovation," recognizing new commercial products, technologies and materials that a
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SLAC Fires Up the World's Most Powerful X-Ray Laser: LCLS-II Ushers in a New Era of Science
MENLO PARK, California, Sept. 19 (TNSres) -- The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2023:
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With up to a million X-ray flashes per second, 8,000 times more than its predecessor, it transforms the ability of scientists to explore atomic-scale, ultrafast phenomena that are key to a broad range of applications, from quantum materials to clean energy technologies and medicine.
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The newly upgraded Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) X-ray f
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U.S. Attorney for Central District of California: Former Doctor Sentenced to 18 Months in Federal Prison for Illegally Selling Opioid Painkillers for Cash at His High Desert Medical Clinic
LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2023:
A former physician was sentenced today to 18 months in federal prison for illegally prescribing and distributing the semi-synthetic opioid painkiller oxycodone to buyers who visited his Victorville medical office.
Wendell Mark Street, 71, of Las Vegas, was sentenced by United States District Judge George H. Wu.
Street pleaded guilty in Au
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U.S. Attorney for Central District of California: Former Social Worker Sentenced to Nearly 5 Years in Federal Prison for Masterminding Multiple Frauds by Using Clients' Stolen Identities
SANTA ANA, California, Sept. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2023:
A former Orange County social worker was sentenced today to 57 months in federal prison for stealing the Social Security numbers and other personal identifying information (PII) from clients then using the stolen information to fraudulently obtain tax refunds, welfare benefits, and credit cards.
John Tran, who is believed to be either 57 or
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