Tag: 2009
Calif. Valve Co. Ex-Eagle Pleads Guilty in $1M Bribery Scam
Orange County’s Mario Covino, a former executive at the California Valve Company, has copped to a massive bribery scheme that spanned continents. The 44-year-old Italian national pleaded guilty before a federal court in Santa Ana for his role in funneling $1 million to foreign officials to secure contracts. Covino, who served as director of worldwide…
Miami Clinic Owner Pleads Guilty in $5.3M Medicare Fraud Scam
Miami – In a stunning admission, Orlando Pascual Jr., the owner of two Miami medical clinics specializing in treating HIV-positive patients, has pleaded guilty to orchestrating a $5.3 million Medicare fraud scheme. Pascual, 43, co-owned Medcore Group LLC and M&P Group of South Florida Inc., both charged with submitting fraudulent claims to Medicare between August…
Miami Clinic Owner Admits $5.3M Medicare Scam
MIAMI – Orlando Pascual Jr., 43, has admitted to masterminding a $5.3 million Medicare fraud scheme through two Miami clinics, Medcore Group LLC and M&P Group of South Florida Inc. Pascual pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud earlier this month, revealing a systematic effort to bilk the federal healthcare program for unnecessary treatments.…
Feds Seek Injunction Against Black Panther Party for Voter Intimidation
Feds have taken a hard stance against the New Black Panther Party for Self-Defense, filing a lawsuit under the Voting Rights Act. The complaint claims that party members Minister King Samir Shabazz and Jerry Jackson intimidated voters at a Philadelphia polling location during the Nov. 4, 2008 general election. Shabazz and Jackson were said to…
Black Panthers Accused of Election Day Intimidation
PHILADELPHIA, PA – Federal prosecutors have filed suit against the New Black Panther Party for Self-Defense and three of its members, accusing them of deliberately intimidating voters outside a Philadelphia polling place on November 4, 2008. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court, alleges a clear violation of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, a…
Liberty Village Devs Hit $300,000 Fine Over Wetland Destruction
Construction moguls in Lynchburg, Va., are facing a $300,000 fine for reportedly violating federal water laws during the Liberty Village housing project’s development. Federal prosecutors have cracked down on the developers, including Savoy Senior Housing Corporation and SDB Construction Inc., after allegations that they unleashed pollutants into U.S. waters without proper permits. The feds claim…
Virginia Developers Ditch Streams, Face $1.3M Penalty
LYNCHBURG, VA – A tangled web of developers responsible for the Liberty Village housing project in Lynchburg is facing a hefty price for allegedly trashing Virginia’s waterways. Federal prosecutors have secured a settlement requiring Savoy Senior Housing Corporation, Savoy Liberty Village LLC, SDB Construction, Inc., Best G.C., Inc., and Acres of Virginia, Inc. to cough…
Three NY Men Hit with Federal Hate Crime Charges for Obama-Election Retribution
STATEN ISLAND, NY – A trio of Staten Island men face federal hate crime charges for a night of violence they allegedly committed in retaliation for Barack Obama’s election victory. Ralph Nicoletti, Michael Contreras, both 18, and Brian Carranza, 21, were nabbed late Tuesday and are set to appear before U.S. Magistrate Judge Roanne L.…
Obama Election Sparked Brutal Staten Island Hate Crimes
STATEN ISLAND, NY – Three men from Staten Island are facing federal hate crime charges stemming from a wave of racially motivated assaults committed the night Barack Obama was elected president in 2008. Ralph Nicoletti, 18, Michael Contreras, 18, and Brian Carranza, 21, allegedly targeted African-Americans in a coordinated spree of violence, fueled by anger…
Sacramento Waste Firm Hit with Tax Payback Order
Feds strike a blow against financial chicanery in Sacramento as Capitol Waste Inc. and its owners are ordered to pay nearly $2.6 million in back taxes. A federal court has issued a preliminary injunction, mandating the waste disposal firm and its proprietors, Iva and Kenneth Whitmire, to adhere to federal employment tax withholding regulations. The…
