U.S. Attorney'S Office For The Middle District Of Florida
Recent News About U.S. Attorney'S Office For The Middle District Of Florida
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ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OF FLORIDA: Justice Department Awards More Than $20 Million To Hire Community Policing Officers In The Middle District Of Florida
U.S. Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez today announced $20,875,000 in grant funding through the Department’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) COPS Hiring Program (CHP). -
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OF FLORIDA: Premier Medical Associates Agree To Pay $750,000 To Resolve Claims Of False Billing
United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces that Premier Medical Associates (PMA), a medical practice located in The Villages, Florida, has agreed to pay $750,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act. -
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OF FLORIDA: U.S. Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez Recognizes Police Week In The Middle District Of Florida
In honor of National Police Week, U.S. Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez joins the Department of Justice in recognizing the service and sacrifice of federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement. -
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OF FLORIDA: Department Of Justice Commemorates National Crime Victims’ Rights Week
U.S. Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez joins the Department of Justice and communities nationwide in observing National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, celebrating victims’ rights, protections and services throughout the week. -
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OF FLORIDA: Reference Laboratory, Pain Clinic, And Two Individuals Agree To Pay $41 Million To Resolve Allegations Of Unnecessary Urine Drug Testing
Logan Laboratories Inc. (Logan Labs), a reference laboratory in Tampa, Florida; Tampa Pain Relief Centers Inc. (Tampa Pain), a pain clinic also based in Tampa Florida, and; two of their former executives, Michael T. Doyle and Christopher Utz Toepke (collectively, Defendants) have agreed to pay a total of $41 million to resolve alleged violations of the False Claims Act for billing Medicare. -
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR FLORIDA: Department Of Justice Makes $850 Million Available To Help Public Safety Agencies Address Covid-19 Pandemic
The Department of Justice announced that it is making $850 million available to help public safety agencies respond to the challenges posed by the outbreak of COVID-19. -
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR FLORIDA: Villages Dermatologist Agrees To Pay More Than $1.7 Million To Settle False Claims Act Liability For Inflated Medicare Claims
United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces that Dr. Thi Thien Nguyen Tran and Village Dermatology and Cosmetic Surgery, L.L.C. have agreed to pay the United States $1.744 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by submitting inflated claims to Medicare for wound repairs related to Mohs surgery. -
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OF FLORIDA: Operators Of U.S. Coin Bullion, LLC To Plead Guilty To More Than $7 Million In Fraud
United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces that brothers Salvatore Esposito (47, Orlando) and Joseph Esposito (43, Orlando) have agreed to plead guilty to an Information charging them with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and mail fraud. -
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OF FLORIDA: Tampa Man Sentenced To Nearly Four Years And Ordered To Pay Over $1.2 Million To Victims Of Dialing-For-Dollars Fraud Scheme
U.S. District Judge Mary S. Scriven sentenced Richard Buffington (49, Clearwater) to 46 months in federal prison for committing wire fraud. The court also ordered Buffington to forfeit more than $1.2 million, which is traceable to the proceeds of the offense, and to pay more than $1.2 million in restitution to the victims of his fraud scheme. -
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OF FLORIDA: Fort Myers Body Armor Manufacturer Agrees To Pay $900,000 To Settle Civil Claims Concerning Its Eligibility To Participate In Federal Small Business Contracting Program
United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces that Survival Armor, Inc. has agreed to pay $900,000 to the United States to resolve allegations that it wrongfully obtained a five-year small business set-aside contract with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security by misrepresenting its company size. -
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OF FLORIDA: Winter Park Man Charged With Over $8 Million In Fraud
United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces the unsealing of an indictment charging Bryan L. Brewer (43, Winter Park) with six counts of wire fraud, four counts of bank fraud, and four counts of money laundering. -
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OF FLORIDA: Florida Compounding Pharmacy And Its Owners To Pay At Least $775,000 To Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
The Department of Justice announced today that Vital Life Institute LLC (formerly known as AgeVital Pharmacy LLC), located in Sarasota, Florida, and owners Jenny and William Wilkins have agreed to pay at least $775,000 to resolve claims that they violated the False Claims Act by engaging in an illegal kickback scheme to induce the referral of compounded drug prescriptions for TRICARE and Medicare beneficiaries. -
U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA: Celink Agrees To Pay $4.25 Million To Resolve Its Alleged Liability Relating To Its Servicing Of Federally Insured Reverse Mortgages
United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces that Compu-Link Corporation (Celink) has agreed to a civil settlement that will pay $4.25 million to the United States to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act. -
U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA: Fort Myers Doctor Agrees To Pay More Than $1.7 Million To Resolve Allegations Of Fraud
United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces that Dr. Jonathan Daitch, M.D. has agreed to a civil settlement that will pay $1.718 million to the United States to resolve allegations that he violated the False Claims Act. -
U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA: Davenport Vascular Surgeon Agrees To Pay $2.23 Million To Settle Health Care Fraud Claims Associated With Vein Ablation Services
United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces that Dr. Irfan Siddiqui and his vascular surgery practice, Heart and Vascular Institute of Florida (HAVI), have agreed to pay the United States $2,230,000 to resolve allegations that, from January 2, 2011, to June 30, 2018, Dr. Siddiqui and HAVI violated the False Claims Act by submitting false claims to federal health programs for reimbursement of vein ablation procedures. -
Obama commuting sentences for non-violent drug offenders in Florida
TAMPA – President Barack Obama is trying to right many wrongs caused by harsh punishments handed down for drug-related crimes in the 1990s by commuting a slew of sentences for non-violent drug offenders in Florida before he leaves office next year.