WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: The United States and the Commonwealth of Virginia have reached an $863,934 civil settlement with certain substance use disorder treatment clinics serving patients from Virginia to resolve allegations that these clinics submitted false and fraudulent claims to the Medicaid program. The clinics - Crossroads Treatment Center of Petersburg P.C., ARS Treatment Centers of New Jersey P.C., Crossroads Treatment Ce  more

FLORENCE, South Carolina, July 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina issued the following news release: Raul Perales Guzman, 38, of San Luis, Mexico, was sentenced to more than 19 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and cocaine, and distribution of fentanyl. Evidence presented to the court showed that in June 2023, agents with the Drug Enforcement Administration observed Guzman and a co-defendant distribute one k  more

GREENVILLE, South Carolina, July 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina issued the following news release: Richard A. Sheriff, 73, of Easley, has pleaded guilty to adulteration of a drug and been sentenced to one year of probation. Evidence obtained in the investigation revealed that Sheriff was the owner and pharmacist-in-charge of Shertech, a pharmacy providing nuclear and radiopharmaceutical drugs to medical facilities in the Greenville area. From January 2  more