WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Internal Revenue Service issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: * * * Extension Requests Also Available * * * The Internal Revenue Service today encouraged low- to moderate-income individuals and families, especially those who don't normally file a tax return, to use IRS Free File to prepare their federal tax return and get potentially overlooked refunds and tax credits. For most taxpayers, the deadline to file thei  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: A Brockton man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for a scheme to submit false applications to obtain Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program (EIDL) funds through the Small Business Administration (SBA) that were made available under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES)   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release: The owner of Stash's Pizza, who is currently facing alleged federal forced labor charges, has been indicted by a grand jury in Boston for allegedly submitting false information to the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to obtain a loan on behalf of a business he no longer owned. Stavros Papantoniadis, a/k/a "Steve Papantoniadis," 49, of Westwood, was in  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: A Plymouth man has been arrested and charged with wire fraud in connection with fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan applications on behalf of business entities he owned and controlled. Joseph Kerrissey, III, 46, was charged with three counts of wire fraud. Kerrissey was released following an initial appearance yesterday before U  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: A Rutland man was sentenced today in federal court in Worcester to conspiring to access a protected computer of his former employer - a non-profit substance use and mental health treatment provider that operates recovery centers throughout Massachusetts. Nathan Howe, 42, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Margaret R. Guzman to time se  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release: The United States has filed a complaint under the False Claims Act (FCA) against Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Regeneron), a New York-based pharmaceutical company. The complaint alleges that Regeneron fraudulently manipulated Medicare reimbursement for its drug, Eylea, by knowingly submitting false average sales price (ASP) reports to Medicare. Medicare uses  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: A Vermont man was sentenced today in federal court in Springfield, Mass. for illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition and possessing methamphetamine intended for distribution. Jeffrey Baird, 43, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Mark G. Mastroianni to four years in prison, three years of supervised release, and a $200 mandatory   more