Mobile, Alabama-based Infirmary Health System Inc. (IHS), two IHS-affiliated clinics and Diagnostic Physicians Group P.C. (DPG) have agreed to pay the United States $24.5 million to resolve a lawsuit alleging that they violated the False Claims Act by paying or receiving financial inducements in connection with claims to the Medicare program, the Justice Department announced today.

“Fin... More...   $0 (07-21-2014 - AL)

Fairbanks, AK - U.S. Attorney Karen L. Loeffler announced that a man from Fairbanks, Alaska was sentenced in federal court in Fairbanks for possession of powder and cocaine base ("crack") with the intent to distribute.

Benjamin Dewayne Smith, age 37, from Fairbanks, Alaska was sentenced on Wednesday, July 9, 2014, by United States District Court Judge Sharon L. Gleason, at the United Sta... More...   $0 (07-10-2014 - AK)

Anchorage, AK – Acting U.S. Attorney Kevin R. Feldis announced that Joseph Keenan May, 60, was charged in a superseding indictment with federal weapons offenses. Defendant May, of Eagle River and Houston, Alaska, was indicted in June for identity theft crimes. He now faces three new federal charges, alleging that he unlawfully possessed firearms while a fugitive from justice, he unlawfully pos... More...   $0 (07-16-2014 - AK)

Anchorage, AK - U.S. Attorney Karen L. Loeffler announced today that a California man was convicted yesterday in a case involving the trafficking of methamphetamine in Anchorage. A federal trial jury found David Alan Gonzales guilty of drug trafficking conspiracy and possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute.

Gonzales, 55, was tried before United States District Court Judg... More...   $0 (07-22-2014 - AK)

ATLANTA - Paulette Bryant has been sentenced to three years in prison for obstructing and impeding the IRS’s collection of almost $3 million in payroll taxes that her business withheld from employee paychecks over a ten year period.

“Honest, hardworking citizens should be assured that employers or business owners who withhold payroll taxes from paychecks and then fail to pay those fun... More...   $0 (06-30-2014 - GA)

ATLANTA, GA - Kevin S. Lahey has been sentenced to serve seven years and three months in prison after pleading guilty to possessing seven firearms while being an unlawful user of controlled substances.

“The significant sentence imposed by the Court serves as a warning that illegal possession of a firearm will be taken seriously by the United States,â€� said United States Attorney Sally... More...   $0 (07-28-2014 - )

ATLANTA, GA - Eric M. Martin, Mark Megalli, and Richard T. Posey have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in insider trading conspiracies involving Carter’s, Inc. stock.

“Illegal insider trading undermines confidence in the nation’s stock markets. Today’s sentences are a step towards restoring that confidence. These sentences send a strong message to company insider... More...   $0 (07-08-2014 - GA)

ATLANTA, GA - Apollo E. Nida, 35, of Atlanta, Ga., was sentenced today for conspiring to commit mail, wire and bank fraud in a complex fraud scheme which spanned over four years and harmed over 50 victims.

“Identity theft continues to be a focus for my office as thieves continue to refine devious schemes to exploit our citizens,â€� said United States Attorney Sally Quillian Yates. “T... More...   $0 (07-08-2014 - GA)

ATLANTA – Devon Campbell, a/k/a Wilmott Alvin Livingston, a former Jamaican police officer who illegally entered the United States and then became a U.S. citizen and a College Park police officer, was sentenced to ten months in prison for committing immigration fraud.

“For more than a decade, Campbell violated this country’s immigration laws and deceived this nation’s immigration ... More...   $0 (07-08-2014 - GA)

ATLANTA, GA - Advanced Power & Lighting (“APLâ€�) and two of the company’s former officers and/or employees, Richard Lee Robertson and Greg Piccione, have agreed to pay a total of $780,000 to settle allegations that they deliberately underpaid workers on several federally funded projects covered by the Davis-Bacon Act, and then violated the False Claims Act by submitting false and fictitious p... More...   $0 (07-10-2014 - GA)

ATLANTA, GA - Woodrow Rudolph Dixon, Jr., and Cornelius Bernard Wilson each have been sentenced to federal prison for planning to rob a drug stash house while dressed as police officers.

“These two planned to conduct home invasions while impersonating police officers,â€� said United States Attorney Sally Quillian Yates. “The safety of our citizens is a top priority for this office. ... More...   $0 (07-18-2014 - GA)

ATLANTA, GA - Rahsaan Jackson Garth has pleaded guilty to a charge of health care fraud for faking the results of allergy tests that patients’ doctors had ordered.

“Garth put his own greed above the health and safety of citizens,â€� said United States Attorney Sally Quillian Yates. “This defendant seriously endangered the lives of children and adults in Atlanta when he faked their a... More...   $0 (07-22-2014 - GA)

Michael J. Moore, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announced that Christopher Cox, aged 35, of Pelham, Georgia, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Louis Sands to serve 15 months in federal prison for conspiracy to smuggle contraband into a detention facility in exchange for bribes. The sentence was pronounced on June 12, 2014 in Albany, Georgia.

... More...   $0 (12-31-1969 - GA)

Michael J. Moore, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announced today that Craig A. Howell, 53, of Sylvester, Georgia, was sentenced to serve 12 months in federal prison for making false statements to a federally insured financial institution. The sentence was handed down by the Honorable W. Louis Sands, United States District Court Judge, in Albany, Georgia.
... More...   $0 (07-21-2014 - GA)

Michael J. Moore, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announced that four defendants were sentenced in Macon today by the Honorable Marc T. Treadwell, United States District Court Judge, in connection with the operation of a place of prostitution and money laundering activities. The charges against the four defendants, all Korean nationals, stemmed from the operation of the... More...   $0 (07-15-2014 - GA)

WAYCROSS, GA – Angela Diane Griffis, 46, of Hoboken, Georgia, was sentenced last week to 57 months in prison by United States District Court Chief Judge Lisa Godbey Wood after earlier pleading guilty to embezzling over $400,000 from her employer.

According to evidence presented at the guilty plea and sentencing hearings, Griffis was employed as the office manager of a pediatric medica... More...   $0 (07-17-2014 - GA)

WAYCROSS, GA – Randy Strickland, 55, a former Pierce County, Georgia Deputy Sheriff, was sentenced yesterday by United States District Court Judge William T. Moore, Jr. to 93 months in federal prison for providing protection for drug traffickers.

According to evidence presented during Strickland’s guilty plea and sentencing hearings, Strickland agreed to act as “securityâ€� for ind... More...   $0 (07-17-2014 - GA)

TALLAHASSEE, FL – United States Attorney Pamela C. Marsh announced today that Clifford Virgile, 25, of Tallahassee, and Rodney Charles, 22, of Miami, were sentenced to prisons terms based upon their pleas of guilty to identity theft and income tax refund fraud charges. United States District Judge Robert L. Hinkle sentenced Virgile to a total of 70 months in prison, three years of supervised re... More...   $0 (07-11-2014 - FL)

TALLAHASSEE, FL – Pamela C. Marsh, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, announced that Ashley Assgill Glover, 29, of Miami, Florida, was sentenced to five years in federal prison after pleading guilty to one count of theft of government property, one count of possession of unauthorized devices, and one count of aggravated identity theft.

U.S. District Court Judge... More...   $0 (07-11-2014 - FL)

PENSACOLA, FL – Pamela C. Marsh, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, announced today that nine individuals have been sentenced in federal court in the past two months for filing false claims with the Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF) related to the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Sean D. Croft, 32, of Austin, Texas, was sentenced to 33 months in prison and order... More...   $0 (07-23-2014 - FL)

Tampa, FL – U.S. District Judge Virginia M. Hernandez Covington today sentenced Ronald John Heromin (58, Brandon) to 20 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute and dispense Oxycodone and Alprazolam not for legitimate medical purposes and not in the usual course of professional practice. The Court also ordered Heromin to forfeit his Florida Medical License; his DEA Registration to pr... More...   $0 (07-24-2014 - FL)

Orlando, Florida – U.S. District Judge Paul G. Byron yesterday sentenced Richard Anthony Davis (43, Jamaica) to three years and six months in federal prison for conspiracy to obtain fraudulent Florida driver licenses, false claim to U.S. citizenship, and aggravated identity theft. The Court also ordered Davis to forfeit $2,926 in cash, which is traceable to proceeds of the offenses. Davis pleade... More...   $0 (07-25-2014 - FL)

Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Virginia M. Hernandez Covington sentenced Cassandra Hamilton (55, Tampa) to 15 months in federal prison for engaging in a conspiracy to commit marriage fraud. Hamilton pleaded guilty on April 15, 2014.

According to court documents, Hamilton engaged in a marriage fraud conspiracy spanning several years, and in excess of ten marriages. Hamilton arrange... More...   $0 (07-25-2014 - FL)

Miami, FL - Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and George L. Piro, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office, announce the sentencing of William Garcia, 39, of Miami, a former Sweetwater Police Department detective, for his role in a credit card fraud and aggravated identity theft scheme.

On April 21, 20... More...   $0 (07-23-2014 - FL)

Miami, FL - Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Leslie R. Caldwell, Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division Department of Justice, George L. Piro, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Miami Field Office and Ryan Lynch, Acting Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-... More...   $0 (07-24-2014 - FL)

Miami, FL - Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Dave Aronberg, State Attorney, Office of the State Attorney for Palm Beach County, Karen Citizen-Wilcox, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Inspector General (USDA-OIG), Donnell Young, Acting Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI), ... More...   $0 (07-24-2014 - FL)

Miami, FL - Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, George L. Piro, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office, Donnell Young, Acting Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI), and Scott Israel, Sheriff, Broward Sheriff’s Office (BSO), announce that Jeff Alan Poole, 47, of Wes... More...   $0 (07-24-2014 - FL)

Miami, FL - Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and George L. Piro, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office, announce the conviction and sentencing of Soloman Zaid Alkadhi, 24, of Plantation. On April 24, 2014, Alkadhi pled guilty to a one count information charging him with providing a false statement to Specia... More...   $0 (07-24-2014 - FL)

24 Sergey Aleynikov was convicted, following a jury trial
25 in the United States District Court for the Southern
26 District of New York (Cote, J.), of stealing and
27 transferring some of the proprietary computer source code
28 used in his employer’s high frequency trading system, in
29 violation of the National Stolen Property Act, 18 U.S.C.
30 § 2314 (the “NSPAâ€�)... More...   $0 (04-11-2014 - NY)

Miami, FL - Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, George L. Piro, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office, and Donnell Young, Acting Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI), announce that defendant Nydia Nelson, 30, of Miami, was sentenced today before U.S. District Judge... More...   $0 (07-25-2014 - FL)

The State of New York charged Sergey Aleynikov, age 44, with stealing secret computer source code from his employer, Goldman Sachs.

Defendant moved to suppress much of the evidence that they State of New York intended to use against him claiming that the State did not have probable cause to arrest him in 2009 let alone search his home and seize computers. He claimed that his Fourth Amend... More...   $0 (06-20-2014 - NY)

The Cross-Appellant, Dr. Ezer Ojeda, has filed a motion for rehearing. We grant
rehearing only as to the issue raised in Dr. Ojeda’s cross-appeal. We, therefore,
withdraw our prior opinion and substitute the following in its place.
We affirm as to all issues raised by the parties in this appeal, except as to the
notice issue raised by Dr. Ojeda in his cross-appeal under section 7... More...   $0 (07-25-2014 - FL)

We affirm the order denying appellant’s rule 3.850 motion for postconviction relief. We conclude that the record refutes appellant’s allegations of ineffective assistance of counsel and that appellant’s remedy from the harsh consequence of deportation lies, if anywhere, with immigration officials.
Background
On January 15, 2013, Facey, a citizen of Jamaica and lawful permanent reside... More...   $0 (07-23-2014 - FL)

A question of personal jurisdiction is at the center of this appeal. A stepson appeals an order denying his motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction and an order granting a temporary injunction. He argues the trial court erred in denying his motion to dismiss and granting the temporary injunction because he lacks minimum contacts with the State of Florida. We agree and reverse.
The ... More...   $0 (07-23-2014 - FL)

Diego Puertas Oliva appeals the summary denial of his rule 3.850 postconviction motion. See Fla. R. Crim. P. 3.850. While we affirm the denial of ground two without comment, the record does not conclusively refute ground one, that counsel was ineffective in failing to advise him of his potential sentencing exposure.
Oliva was initially charged with DUI Manslaughter/Unlawful Blood Alcohol Level... More...   $0 (07-23-2014 - FL)

At the trial in this foreclosure case, appellants timely raised the issue of the appellee bank’s standing to bring suit at the time the lawsuit was filed. The record contains a copy of a note with an endorsement in blank; at trial, the note introduced into evidence did not bear an endorsement. The copy of the note bearing an endorsement was filed almost two years after the initial complaint was ... More...   $0 (07-23-2014 - FL)

The Florida Philharmonic Orchestra, Inc. (“Florida Philharmonicâ€�) appeals the trial court’s non-final order granting Phillip Bradford’s motion to set aside settlement agreement and striking the final order of dismissal. We reverse and remand for the trial court to make specific findings as to which party bears the burden of the fraud committed by Bradford’s attorney in procuring the sett... More...   $0 (07-23-2014 - FL)

A former husband appeals a final judgment of dissolution. The former wife cross-appeals. We affirm on all issues in both the appeal and cross-appeal, but write to address the imputation of income to each of the parties.
On the direct appeal, the former husband argues the trial court erred in using the amount of money he receives from his parents to impute income to him. We review imputation of... More...   $0 (07-23-2014 - FL)

Sharon Talbot, the defendant below, appeals several orders of the trial court, including a default and default final judgment awarding damages to the plaintiff, Margaret Rosenbaum. Talbot raises three issues on appeal, one of which we determine merits discussion. Talbot contends that the damages alleged in Rosenbaum’s complaint were unliquidated therefore requiring a hearing to determine the pro... More...   $0 (07-23-2014 - FL)

Dwight Parker appeals his convictions for multiple drug-related charges. We hold that the admission of gun-related evidence was error and reverse and remand for a new trial. Our reversal on this one issue renders most of the remaining issues moot and others lack merit in the first instance. However, some points raised in Parker’s cumulative error argument have merit and therefore in the event th... More...   $0 (07-23-2014 - FL)

In this consolidated appeal, Brett J. Stettner (“Stettner�) appeals two trial
court orders: (1) denying his motion to set aside clerk’s default, to vacate default
final judgment and to quash a writ of garnishment; and (2) denying his motion to
set aside sheriff’s sale. For the reasons that follow, we reverse both orders.
On May 14, 2012, Stettner filed a Petition for Injunc... More...   $0 (07-16-2014 - FL)

Truly Nolen of America, Inc. (“Truly Nolen�) appeals a trial court order
finding that it waived its right to compel arbitration by filing a motion to transfer
venue based on forum non conveniens while simultaneously filing a motion to
compel arbitration. Because the actions taken by Truly Nolen were not
inconsistent with its right to enforce the mandatory arbitration clause in ... More...   $0 (07-23-2014 - FL)

Appellant Docassist, LLC, (“Docassist�), appeals from the trial court’s
denial of its motion for summary judgment and entry of summary judgment in
favor of Appellees, based upon a determination that Docassist failed to properly
admit a number of new members to the company. We affirm, and reject
Docassist’s argument that an August 29, 2011 Letter Agreement serves as evidence... More...   $0 (07-23-2014 - FL)

Elizabeth Padron (“Padron�) appeals from a Final Order of the Department
of Environmental Protection (“the DEP�) adopting the recommended order entered
by an administrative law judge (“ALJ�) with the Division of Administrative
Hearing (“DOAH�). The ALJ recommended that the DEP approve its earlier
determination that Carl J. Ekblom (“Ekblomâ€�) does not need to obta... More...   $0 (07-23-2014 - FL)

The City of Miami (“City�) appeals the trial court’s final summary
judgment, which struck down a provision in section 2-234 of the City of Miami
Code that requires non-residents of the City to pay $100 more than residents of the
City who use the City’s emergency medical transportation services (“non-resident
surcharge.â€�).1 The trial court struck the non-resident surchar... More...   $0 (07-23-2014 - FL)

These consolidated cases are back before the Court on the State’s motion for
rehearing in Case No. 3D08-1079 (lower tribunal number 07-10526A). By opinion
filed May 1, 2013, we granted the State of Florida’s motion for rehearing in Case
No. 3D08-1077 (lower tribunal number 05-37152) and denied the State’s motion
for rehearing in Case No. 3D08-1079 (lower tribunal number 07-10... More...   $0 (07-23-2014 - FL)

Ronald E. Lundin filed a complaint against Nadine and William Peterson, claiming in part that he was entitled to possession of a dog (Krystal the Bedlington Terrier) as well as her offspring and that the Petersons were in wrongful possession of them. The circuit court entered partial summary judgment in favor of Lundin on his
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replevin claim and ordered the Petersons to give Lundin po... More...   $0 (07-18-2014 - FL)

The Father appeals the final judgment terminating his parental rights to his
minor child, A.R. On August 16, 2012, the Mother filed a private petition for involuntary
termination of the Father's parental rights, arguing that the Father's parental rights
should be terminated pursuant to—among other grounds—section 39.806(1)(d)(1),
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Florida Statutes (2012). That section ... More...   $0 (07-18-2014 - FL)

Henry Keith Cavaliere appeals his conviction and sentence for lewd and lascivious molestation of a person less than sixteen years of age. He raises seven issues on appeal; we affirm on five of them without comment. But because the trial
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court erred in allowing testimony that bolstered the credibility of certain witnesses and allowed a prejudicial video to be admitted into evidence an... More...   $0 (07-18-2014 - FL)

Elaine Damianakis, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Nikitas Damianakis, appeals a final judgment in favor of Philip Morris USA, Inc., which followed the trial court's grant of Philip Morris's motion for summary judgment. The trial court granted Philip Morris's motion for summary judgment on the ground that the statute of limitations barred Mrs. Damianakis's claims, based on its prerequi... More...   $0 (07-18-2014 - FL)

Brandon Gage appeals his conviction and forty-year prison sentence for
battery and sexual battery. See §§ 784.03, 794.011, Fla. Stat. (2010). The trial court
improperly allowed the State to impeach Mr. Gage and his mother with a previously
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undisclosed recorded statement without conducting a Richardson1 hearing to determine
whether a discovery violation occurred and, if ... More...   $0 (07-18-2014 - FL)

The State appeals the trial court's order granting David Holderness'
motion to suppress evidence and statements. We have jurisdiction. See Fla. R. App.
P. 9.140(c)(1)(B). We reverse the trial court's order pursuant to our decision in State v.
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Mitchell, 124 So. 3d 1046 (Fla. 2d DCA 2013) (holding that defendants lack standing to
seek suppression relating to jurisdictional ... More...   $0 (07-18-2014 - FL)

Margaret and Michelle Grasso, individually and as purported cotrustees of
the Olga Grasso Revocable Living Trust (Trust), challenge various orders entered by
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the trial court regarding the Trust. We reverse the cost/fee order entered on October
18, 2013, to the extent that it taxed costs against Margaret and Michelle individually in
the amount of $7907.10 and remand with i... More...   $0 (07-23-2014 - FL)

The State appeals the order dismissing the information charging Gary
Salter with felony driving under the influence in violation of section 316.193(2)(b)(3),
Florida Statutes (2012). At the hearing on the motion to dismiss, the State conceded
that it could not prove that Salter's prior misdemeanor DUI convictions were the result of
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counseled pleas. See State v. Kelly, 999... More...   $0 (07-23-2014 - FL)

The State appeals from the postconviction court's order granting relief on
one of the claims raised in Roland Hatton's motion for postconviction relief. We affirm in
part, and we reverse in part.
For offenses occurring in 2003, Mr. Hatton was tried and found guilty by a
jury of sexual activity by a person in familial authority and lewd and lascivious exhibition.
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The t... More...   $0 (07-23-2014 - FL)

At issue in this prosecution for possession of methamphetamine and
possession of drug paraphernalia is whether probable cause existed to support
issuance of a search warrant on Blake Mitchell Sanchez's residence. Sanchez appeals
his judgment and sentence for those crimes and contends that the trial court erred in
denying his motion to suppress because the affidavit was insufficient... More...   $0 (07-23-2014 - FL)

Matthew Mills (Former Husband) appeals the final judgment of dissolution
of marriage and order adopting the magistrate's amended report. The Former Husband
contends that the trial court failed to properly impute income to Tracey Johnson (Former
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Wife) when calculating the child support award, that there was not competent,
substantial evidence of the Former Wife's need for ... More...   $0 (07-25-2014 - FL)

The State appeals an unusual pair of nonfinal orders sealing certain medical records that had been obtained by the State pursuant to a search warrant. The orders effectively deny the State all access to this potential evidence and will prevent its use as evidence in three pending criminal cases. We conclude that this court has jurisdiction to review the orders as orders suppressing evidence obtain... More...   $0 (07-25-2014 - FL)

Ruby Saunders, individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Walter Saunders,1 seeks review of the decision of the Fourth District Court of Appeal in Saunders v. Dickens, 103 So. 3d 871 (Fla. 4th DCA 2012), on the basis that it expressly and directly conflicts with the decision of the Fifth District Court of Appeal in Goolsby v. Qazi, 847 So. 2d 1001 (Fla. 5th DCA 2003), and the dec... More...   $0 (07-10-2014 - FL)

Kevin Dewayn Boyce (defendant) and Andre Willis burglarized two businesses, robbing several people inside. During the first crime, off-duty peace officer Shayne York was killed. A jury convicted defendant of first degree murder with the special circumstances of killing a peace officer in retaliation for the performance of his duties and of murder during the commission of robbery and burglary.1 Bec... More...   $0 (07-24-2014 - CA)