Imperial Valley News Center
New Multilateral Framework on Procedures Approved by the International Competition Network
- Details
- Written by Justice Department
Washington, DC - Wednesday, the Steering Group of the International Competition Network (ICN) unanimously approved a multilateral framework on procedures among antitrust enforcement agencies globally to promote fundamental due process in competition law investigation and enforcement. The framework is based on the principles of the Antitrust Division’s Multilateral Framework on Procedures (MFP), an initiative that was originally announced by Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim at the Council of Foreign Relations in June of last year.
Sinaloa Cartel Money Launderer Pleaded Guilty to Laundering $13 Million in Hard Narcotics Proceeds
- Details
- Written by Imperial Valley News
San Diego, California - A man from Tijuana, Mexico pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to managing and supervising an “extensive” international money laundering organization that smuggled, from the United States to Mexico, through Southern California and elsewhere, under his direction, $13 million of narcotics proceeds.
State Department Contracting Officer Indicted for Bribery and Procurement Fraud
- Details
- Written by Department of Justice
Washington, DC - A 17-count indictment was unsealed Thursday charging Zaldy N. Sabino, a contracting officer with the U.S. Department of State, with conspiracy, bribery, honest services wire fraud, and making false statements.
Pain Management Company CEO Convicted for Role in Approximate $4 Million Medicare Kickback Scheme
- Details
- Written by IVN
Nashville, Tennessee - A federal jury sitting in Nashville, found the former CEO of a Tennessee pain management company guilty for his role in an illegal kickback scheme involving approximately $4 million in tainted durable medical equipment (DME) claims to Medicare.
Situation in Libya
- Details
- Written by State Department
Washington, DC - The United States is deeply concerned about fighting near Tripoli. We have made clear that we oppose the military offensive by Khalifa Haftar's forces and urge the immediate halt to these military operations against the Libyan capital. Forces should return to status quo ante positions. All involved parties have a responsibility to urgently de-escalate the situation, as the UN Security Council and G7 ministers emphasized on April 5. This unilateral military campaign against Tripoli is endangering civilians and undermining prospects for a better future for all Libyans.
Pharmaceutical Companies Agree to Pay a Total of Over $122 Million to Resolve Allegations They Paid Kickbacks
- Details
- Written by Department of Justice
Washington, DC - The Department of Justice Thursday announced that three pharmaceutical companies – Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc (Jazz), Lundbeck LLC (Lundbeck), and Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Alexion) – have agreed to pay a total of $122.6 million to resolve allegations that they each violated the False Claims Act by illegally paying the Medicare or Civilian Health and Medical Program (ChampVA) copays for their own products, through purportedly independent foundations that the companies used as mere conduits.
Page 816 of 3785