Imperial Valley News Center
California Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Sexually Exploiting a Minor He Met While Playing “Clash Of Clans”
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Los Angeles, California - A Fresno, California, man was sentenced Friday to 14 years in prison followed by seven years of supervised release for using the internet to coerce and entice a minor into producing child pornography.
Darknet Fentanyl Dealer Indicted in Nationwide Undercover Operation Targeting Darknet Vendors
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Dallas, Texas - Wednesday, the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas announced the indictment of a darknet drug dealer who has been indicted for leveraging Bitcoin’s apparent anonymity to sell fentanyl online. The charges against him are the result of the first nationwide undercover operation targeting darknet vendors that the Justice Department announced in June 2018.
Justice Department Requires Amcor to Divest Medical Flexible Packaging Assets in Order to Proceed with Bemis Acquisition
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Washington, DC - The Department of Justice announced Thursday that Amcor Limited will be required to divest three manufacturing facilities and other assets in order to proceed with its $6.8 billion acquisition of Bemis Company Inc. The Department said that, without the divestiture, the proposed acquisition would eliminate competition between two of only three significant suppliers of three medical packaging products that are critical to the safe transportation and use of medical devices.
Neurologist Pleads Guilty for Role in Scheme to Unlawfully Dispense Controlled Substances and to Commit Health Care Fraud
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New Orleans, Louisiana - A neurologist from Mandeville, Louisiana, pleaded guilty Thursday for his role in a scheme to unlawfully prescribe controlled substances, namely oxycodone and hydrocodone, without performing required face-to-face examinations, and his role in a scheme to commit health care fraud.
Kansas Cardiologist and His Practice Pay $5.8 Million to Resolve Alleged False Billings for Unnecessary Cardiac Procedures
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Wichita, Kansas - Joseph P. Galichia M.D., a Wichita, Kansas, cardiologist, has agreed to pay $5.8 million to resolve allegations that he and his medical group, Galichia Medical Group, P.A. (GMED), violated the False Claims Act by improperly billing federal health care programs for medically unnecessary cardiac stent procedures, the Department of Justice announced. Galichia also agreed to a three-year period of exclusion from participation in any federal health care program. The settlement relates to a lawsuit in which the United States intervened on December 12, 2014.
Governor Newsom to Kick Off California for All Emergency Management Preparedness Summit
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Sacramento, California - Governor Gavin Newsom will give opening remarks at the California for All Emergency Management Preparedness Summit tomorrow in Sacramento. The Summit, hosted by the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES), is a call to action for emergency managers and first responders across all jurisdictions and disciplines to collectively plan and prepare for large-scale disasters, including new ways to integrate a whole-community approach to emergency management.
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