A federal jury in the Southern District of Florida convicted the founder and owner of HealthSplash yesterday for his role in a health care fraud conspiracy involving Medicare and other federal benefit programs. According to the source, HealthSplash operated a platform that generated false doctors' orders and prescriptions. Those false records were used to defraud Medicare and other federal health care benefit programs out of more than $1 billion. The case centers on the founder and owner of the company, who was found guilty by a federal jury. The source does not provide the defendant's name, the charges beyond the... [Continue Reading]
A Reform UK candidate has won a seat on Sefton Council while facing scrutiny over earlier social media comments in which he allegedly described the Holocaust as a hoax.Jay Cooper won one of three seats in Bootle West ward with 705 votes.The comments under review include a deleted Facebook post from last September in which Cooper responded to another user by saying: "I don't agree with him murdering innocent people.But the Hallocaust [sic] is a hoax.There wasn't [sic] even 6 million Jews in Europe at the time.Propaganda." Other posts attributed to Cooper have also drawn attention, including claims linking Labour... [Continue Reading]
Four men have been convicted in Miami federal court over a plot linked to the 2021 killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse.A jury found Arcangel Pretel Ortiz, Antonio Intriago, Walter Veintemilla and James Solages guilty on Friday after a nine-week trial.Prosecutors said the men recruited former Colombian soldiers and supplied money, guns, ammunition and tactical vests as part of a conspiracy to kill Moïse.The court also heard that a fifth defendant, Christian Emmanuel Sanon, will be tried later because of health issues.The verdict is a significant step in a case that has drawn attention in Haiti and the United States... [Continue Reading]
The Southern Poverty Law Center has pleaded not guilty in a federal case in Alabama alleging fraud and conspiracy to launder money linked to its informant programme.The 11-count indictment was filed last month.Prosecutors allege the organisation covertly funneled more than $3m to confidential sources inside extremist groups between 2014 and 2023.They also say officials misled donors about how the money would be used and lied to banks about who owned certain entities.The case is being handled by the US attorney for the middle district of Alabama, which includes Montgomery.Bryan Fair, the centre's interim president and chief executive, said the charges... [Continue Reading]