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Department of Justice Announces Arrests in Conspiracy and Dog Fighting Ring Investigation
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Atlanta, Georgia - An indictment was unsealed Thursday charging 11 individuals on a 136-count federal indictment including violations of drug conspiracy, drug possession, and drug possession with the intent to distribute, and violations of the dog fighting prohibitions of the federal Animal Welfare Act, and conspiracy to commit the same.
Six Charged in Connection with a $3 Million Paycheck Protection Program Fraud Scheme
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Atlanta, Georgia - Six individuals were charged in an indictment with fraudulently obtaining approximately $1.5 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans on behalf of five businesses based in Georgia and South Carolina.
Electronic Health Records Technology Vendor to Pay $18.25 Million to Resolve Kickback Allegations
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Boston, Massachusetts - A national electronic health records (EHR) technology vendor based in Watertown, Massachusetts, athenahealth Inc. (Athena), has agreed to pay $18.25 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by paying unlawful kickbacks to generate sales of its EHR product, athenaClinicals, the Justice Department announced Thursday.
Emotet Botnet Disrupted in International Cyber Operation
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Charlotte, North Carolina - The Justice Department Thursday announced its participation in a multinational operation involving actions in the United States, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom to disrupt and take down the infrastructure of the malware and botnet known as Emotet. Additionally, officials in Lithuania, Sweden, and Ukraine assisted in this major cyber investigative action.
Man Charged with $1.9 Million COVID-Relief Fraud
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Las Vegas, Nevada - A Nevada man was charged in an indictment Wednesday for his alleged participation in a scheme to defraud multiple financial institutions by filing bank loan applications that fraudulently sought more than $1.9 million dollars in forgivable loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
Businessman Charged in Scheme to Hoard Personal Protective Equipment and Price Gouge Health Care Providers
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Jackson, Mississippi - A Mississippi businessman was charged with defrauding the United States and other health care providers in a $1.8 million scheme related to acquiring and hoarding personal protective equipment (PPE) and price gouging health care providers, including numerous U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals in critical need of PPE.
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