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Federal Tipoffs Involving Pennsylvania Newsletter for Thursday October 10, 2024 ( 7 items )  

Pa. U.S. Attorney Announces Additional Civil Settlement With Chiropractor and His Practice as Part of National Effort to Combat Electronic Stimulation Fraudulent Billing Scheme
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Gregory Thomas White Jr, DC and Healing Place Medical, P.C. (collectively, "Healing Place") agreed to pay $170,000 to resolve liability under the False Claims Act for the alleged improper billing of "Sanexas" devices. This settlement is the latest action in the national investigation into the   more

Pa. U.S. Attorney: Former Ambridge Water Authority Manager Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Utility of More Than $1 Million Over Two-Year Period
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Oct. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2024: A resident of Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court on October 8, 2024, to a charge of mail fraud, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. Michael Dominick, 44, pleaded guilty to one count before United States District Judge Cathy Bissoon. In connection with the guilty plea, the Court was advised that  more

Pa. U.S. Attorney: Former City of Pittsburgh Building Inspector Sentenced for Accepting Bribes From Developer
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Oct. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2024: A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 18 months of probation, including 90 days of home confinement, a $1,375 forfeiture, and a $1,500 fine on his conviction for bribery, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. Chief United States District Judge Mark R. Hornak imposed the sentence  more

Pa. U.S. Attorney: Former Minersville Police Officers Charged With Civil Rights and False Report Offenses
SCRANTON, Pennsylvania, Oct. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Harry Brown, age 43, of Pottsville, Pennsylvania, and Richard Clink, age 50, of Minersville, Pennsylvania, were indicted by a federal grand jury for depriving the civil rights of another under the color of law and for making false reports. According to United State  more

Pa. U.S. Attorney: Huntingdon County Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Scott Douglas Moyer, age 49, of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on October 7, 2024, to 10 years in prison by United States District Court Judge Christopher C. Conner for drug offenses. According to United States Attorney Gerard M. Karam, Moyer was   more

Pa. U.S. Attorney: York County Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Trafficking Methamphetamine
SCRANTON, Pennsylvania, Oct. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Craig Smith, age 53, of York County, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on October 8, 2024, by U.S. District Court Judge Jennifer P. Wilson to 10 years in prison for trafficking methamphetamine. According to United States Attorney Gerard M. Karam, Smith was sentenced for  more

Pa. U.S. Attorney: York Man Sentenced to Over 14 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Mark A. Woods, age 32, of York, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on October 7, 2024, to 176 months in prison by United States District Court Judge Christopher C. Conner for drug offenses. According to United States Attorney Gerard M. Karam, Woods was sentenced for tra  more