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Pharmaceutical Company To Pay $17.5M To Resolve Allegations Of Kickbacks Pharmaceutical Company To Pay $17.5M To Resolve Allegations Of Kickbacks
Pharmaceutical Company To Pay $17.5M To Resolve Allegations Of Kickbacks In a case that originated with the filing of whistleblower lawsuits in Connecticut, a pharmaceutical company has agreed to pay $17.5 million to resolve allegations of kickbacks to Medicare patients and physicians. US WorldMeds LLC, based out of Louisville, has agreed to the settlement after it was determined they were paying kickbacks to improperly induce prescriptions of its drugs, Apokyn and Myobloc, U.S. Attorney John Durham announced this week. Durham said that Congress included copay requirements in the Medicare program, in part, to encourage market forces to serve as a check on health…

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by Zak Failla
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Branch Manager Admits To Bid Rigging, Fraud On Contracts Branch Manager Admits To Bid Rigging, Fraud On Contracts
Branch Manager Admits To Bid Rigging, Fraud On Contracts A branch manager at a Connecticut-based insulation business has admitted to bid-rigging and fraud on insulation contracts that bilked his victims out of millions of dollars. Gary DeVoe, the branch manager for the New England division of an insulation contractor pleaded guilty in Bridgeport federal court for his role in schemes to rig bids and engage in fraud on insulation installation contracts. This is the first conviction in an ongoing investigation, the Department of Justice announced, with more expected. “Today’s conviction is the result of a coordinated effort between the Department o…

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by Zak Failla
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Greenwich Lawyer Paid India Government $2M Bribe For New Cognizant Office Complex, Feds Charge Greenwich Lawyer Paid India Government $2M Bribe For New Cognizant Office Complex, Feds Charge
Greenwich Lawyer Paid India Government $2M Bribe For New Cognizant Office Complex, Feds Charge A Greenwich lawyer conspired to pay government officials in India a $2 million bribe to pave the way for an office complex there when he was the chief legal officer of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp, a federal indictment charges. Steven Schwartz, 51, and former Cognizant president Gordon Coburn, 55, of Beaver Creek, Colorado, approved the payoff to secure the necessary permits for construction, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Craig Carpenito said Friday. To cover up the scheme, the pair and others “agreed that a third-party construction company would obtain the permit by making the illega…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Politics
New Court-Ordered Inquiry Into Hillary Clinton Email Setup Halted By Federal Shutdown New Court-Ordered Inquiry Into Hillary Clinton Email Setup Halted By Federal Shutdown
New Court-Ordered Inquiry Into Hillary Clinton Email Setup Halted By Federal Shutdown The longest-on-record government shutdown may have had some unexpected consequences, as investigators were forced to delay the inquiry into whether Westchester resident Hillary Clinton attempted to evade public record laws with her use of a private email account. Earlier this month, a District Court judge agreed to Judicial Watch’s request to depose several individuals regarding the State Department’s response to the 2012 terror attack in Benghazi, Libya. The watchdog group is attempting to determine whether the former Secretary of State sought to evade the Freedom of Information Act by util…

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by Zak Failla
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New Payoff To Thousands Of Victims Of Madoff Ponzi Scheme Totals $695 Million New Payoff To Thousands Of Victims Of Madoff Ponzi Scheme Totals $695 Million
New Payoff To Thousands Of Victims Of Madoff Ponzi Scheme Totals $695 Million Thousands of Bernie Madoff’s Ponzi Scheme victims will soon see some relief, as the Department of Justice begins the latest distribution of nearly $700 million. This week, the Madoff Victim Fund, which was established by the DOJ, began distributing $695.4 million in funds that were forfeited to the government in connection to Madoff’s scheme. The money will be distributed to more than 27,000 of Madoff’s victims, many of whom call the area home. The latest distribution marks the third in a series of payments from the Madoff Victim Fund as part of Madoff’s fraud, which totaled more than $4 bi…

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by Zak Failla
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ID Released For Man Arrested In Connection With Mail Bombs Sent To Political Figures ID Released For Man Arrested In Connection With Mail Bombs Sent To Political Figures
ID Released For Man Arrested In Connection With Mail Bombs Sent To Political Figures The man arrested Friday morning in his home state of Florida in connection with the series of pipe bombs sent to political and government officials has been identified. Cesar Sayoc Jr., 56, of Aventura, Florida, is in federal custody after at least 12 packages containing the devices were sent to prominent Democrats and critics of President Trump. A white van with numerous stickers on both sides and on the back was also seized in connection with the arrest in Plantation, Florida in Broward County, near Fort Lauderdale. MSNBC also reported a picture of President Trump and numerous bumper stic…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Florida Man Arrested In Connection With Pipe Bombs Sent To Political Figures Florida Man Arrested In Connection With Pipe Bombs Sent To Political Figures
Florida Man Arrested In Connection With Pipe Bombs Sent To Political Figures Click here for an updated story: ID Released For Man Arrested In Connection With Mail Bombs Sent To Political Figures A man has been arrested Friday in his home state of Florida in connection with the series of pipe bombs sent to political and government officials. The man, identified as 56-year-old Cesar Sayoc Jr., of Aventura, Florida, is in federal custody after at least 12 packages containing the devices were sent to prominent Democrats and critics of President Trump. A white van with numerous stickers on both sides and on the back was also seized in connection with the arrest in Plant…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Taken Into Custody In Connection To CT White Powder Scares, DOJ Says Man Taken Into Custody In Connection To CT White Powder Scares, DOJ Says
Man Taken Into Custody In Connection To CT White Powder Scares, DOJ Says A New Haven man was taken into custody on Wednesday in connection with numerous incidents of white powder being mailed to several federal and state offices and community organizations. Gary Joseph Gravelle, 51, was arrested in New Britain by members of the U.S. Marshals Service Violent Fugitive Task Force and the New Britain Police Department, said the Department of Justice.  Although not charged in Wednesday's incidents that included at least five packages containing white powder being found in four Hartford buildings, including a state office and a federal courthouse, and a bank, official…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
Police Caution of Phone Scam Involving Apple Gift Cards Police Caution of Phone Scam Involving Apple Gift Cards
Police Caution of Phone Scam Involving Apple Gift Cards Police are making the public aware involving a scammer posing as a member of the Department of Justice regarding a recent scam that is targeting local residents. The Eastchester Police Department issued an alert recently about a new phone scam making the rounds in the area, following reports from area residents who have been targeted. During the phone calls, police said that the victims were told that the caller was a representative from the Department of Justice, including a false name and badge number. Police said that the caller stated that the victim's social security number had been st…

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by Zak Failla
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Fairfield Man Involved In Overdose Death Sentenced To Prison Fairfield Man Involved In Overdose Death Sentenced To Prison
Fairfield Man Involved In Overdose Death Sentenced To Prison A Fairfield man was sentenced Tuesday to prison for distributing drugs involved in an overdose death, according to the Department of Justice.  John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that John H. Vibbert, 37, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to 12 months and one day of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for distributing heroin and fentanyl involved in an overdose death. According to court documents, in the early hours of May 31, 3016, Connecticut State Police and emergency medical personnel…

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by Jon Craig