Indy lab agrees to pay over $9M to settle allegations it filed improper Medicare claims
The government says the lab billed Medicare for respiratory pathogen panels that were unnecessary or tied to improper referral arrangements.
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Indiana woman ordered to pay nearly $2M, serve 18 months in prison for preparing false tax returns
U.S. District Judge Sarah Evans Barker sentenced Anita Marie Rodriguez Perez, 51, to 18 months in federal prison followed by two years of supervised release.
FBI announces Indianapolis office is part of new task force combating violent crimes
The effort will target sophisticated cartels, foreign terrorist organizations, and transnational gangs whose crimes include homicide, kidnapping, human trafficking, extortion, and smuggling drugs across the U.S. borders.
Taylor Kirklin: Indiana may see increase in fraud enforcement actions
Under the Trump administration, the Department of Justice has aggressively expanded its efforts to combat deceptive conduct in the procurement of goods and services by federal agencies.
U.S. Attorney nominees Wheeler, Mildred await Senate confirmation vote after committee approval
U.S. Attorney nominee Adam Mildred received a favorable 12-10 vote from the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday, while Tom Wheeler II advanced Oct. 9 by the same vote total.
Charlestown man gets 15-month prison sentence for lies during firearm purchases
U.S. District Judge Tanya Walton Pratt sentenced Todd Wilson, 52, to 15 months in federal prison, followed by one year of supervised release.
Man gets 35 years in federal prison for sex crimes against child
U.S. District Judge Richard Young sentenced Carlos Granados, 35, to 35 years in federal prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release.
Domestic abuser found guilty of fourth illegal entry into the United States
A man convicted of domestic abuse who has been removed from the United States on four separate occasions was found guilty by a federal jury Sept. 10 of illegal reentry of a removed alien.
Inmate gets 30 more years in prison after murdering former cellmate at Terre Haute prison
U.S. District Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson sentenced Jeremy Mack, 50, to an additional 30 years and five months in federal prison and $3,000 in restitution after he pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for fatally stabbing his former cellmate, Stephen Cannada, at the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute.
Tell City man gets prison time after stealing nearly $160K from Evansville bank employer
U.S. District Judge Richard Young sentenced Dekoda Clark, 32, to 2.5 years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, after he pleaded guilty to bank theft and access device fraud.
Evansville man sentenced to 20 years in prison for meth/fentanyl trafficking
U.S. District Judge Matthew Brookman sentenced Troy Ogburn, 44, to 20 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release.
Former Dubois County nonprofit director gets prison time after embezzling $161K
U.S. District Court Judge Richard Young sentenced Ellen Corn, 50, of Petersburg, was sentenced to one year and nine months in federal prison and she was also ordered to pay $121,439.72 in restitution.
Former finance director for Vanderburgh County prosecutor sentenced to federal prison for wire fraud
She was sentenced for stealing over $125,000 in public funds intended for community programs and nonprofit organizations.
Lebanon man gets 40 years in prison for sex crimes against minor
U.S. District Judge James Hanlon sentenced Douglas Gibson, 40, to 40 years in federal prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release, after he pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of a minor and committing a felony offense while required to register as a sex offender.
Evansville man sentenced to 17.5 years for sharing child sexual abuse material on app
U.S. District Judge Richard Young sentenced Casey Lee Smith, 48, to 17-and-a-half years in prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release for his crimes.
Central Indiana drug trafficking probe sends 11 to federal prison
U.S. District Judge Tanya Walton Pratt imposed nearly 190 years of imprisonment across all the defendants, who were accused of trafficking large amounts of fentanyl and meth from Arizona to the Indianapolis, Anderson and Muncie areas.
Three men face prison time for COVID-era unemployment pay fraud
U.S. District Judge James Hanlon sentenced the men to federal prison for their roles in the theft of more than $500,000 in unemployment benefits through debit card fraud during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Indianapolis men get lengthy prison terms for Speedway armed robbery
U.S. District Judge James Hanlon.sentenced John Rice, 45, has been sentenced to six years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, after he pleaded guilty to interference with commerce by robbery and possessing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.
Pair of Indianapolis fentanyl traffickers receive lengthy federal prison sentences
Richard Garner III, 38, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison, followed by eight years of supervised release, after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of a substance containing fentanyl and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
Anderson man gets 5+ years in prison for impersonating Homeland Security officer, possessing homemade bombs
U.S. District Judge Tanya Walton Pratt. sentenced Joshua Stearman, 42, to 65 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, according to the Indiana Southern District’s U.S. Attorney’s Office.