Performed Cosmetic Procedures that Were Billed to Patients Insurance Companies as ËœMedically Necessary A physician who operated a medical clinic in Torrance has been convicted of defrauding insurance companies by billing for medically necessary procedures, even though the operations he…

Debra Boynton, 44, of Troy, Michigan, was sentenced yesterday by United States District Judge Marianne O. Battani to 33 months in prison and ordered to pay $641,474.24 in restitution on bank fraud charges. Boynton was employed as an assistant in…

Troy, Mich., physician Toe Myint was convicted today by a Detroit jury of conspiracy to commit health care fraud in a $4.2 million Medicare Fraud scheme. After a week-long trial in Detroit, the jury convicted Dr. Myint of one count…

SAN FRANCISCOFrederick Lim Johnson was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison and ordered to pay $315,119 in restitution for an armed bank robbery spree committed in the Bay Area in 2007. Following a two week trial, Johnson was convicted by…

BOSTON, MA Scott Reuben, the former chief of acute pain at Bay State Hospital in Springfield, Massachusetts was charged today in federal court with falsifying medical research studies, including studies that were published in medical journals regarding pain management. Reuben…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. In 2010, The NASCAR Foundation contributed more than $3.3 million in charitable support to nonprofit organizations nationwide and united more than 250,000 fans in support of childrens charities across the United States. The NASCAR Foundation continues to fulfill…

Defendant Previously Stole $24 Million, Re-Targets Filipino Community A Grand Jury indictment has charged Edmundo Rubi, 52; Joseph Encarnacion, 59; Benjamin Hebron, 51; and Gloria Hebron, 53, with 54 felony counts, including Conspiracy to Commit Securities Fraud, Securities Fraud, Sale…

At least 1783 deaths worldwide resulted from earthquake activity in 2009. The deadliest earthquake of the year was a magnitude 7.5 event that killed approximately 1117 people in southern Sumatra, Indonesia on Sept. 30, according to the U.S. Geological Survey…

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Sagittarius Sporting Goods, has announced a voluntary recall of about 10,000 Master Forge Five-Burner Gas Grills. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. Sagittarius Sporting…

WASHINGTONMark Edwin Cairnes, 51, was sentenced today to 292 months in prison and lifetime supervised release following his prison term for advertising and possessing child pornography. Cairnes, of Jonestown, Texas, pleaded guilty on Sept. 25, 2009, before U.S. District Judge…

Steven Weste, 33, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for making threats over the Internet. In July, a jury found him guilty of making false statements to and concealing material facts…

SALT LAKE CITYA federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment late Wednesday afternoon charging three individuals with aggravated sexual abuse and aggravated assault in connection with a December 2, 2009, incident on the Navajo Nation Reservation. Charged in the indictment…