Security News in Brief: Businessman Sentenced for Foreign Bribery and Money Laundering Scheme Involving PetroEcuador Officials

Source: United States Department of Justice News

An Ecuadorian businessman living in Miami was sentenced today to 35 months in prison for his role in a $4.4 million bribery and money laundering scheme that funneled bribes to then-public officials of Empresa Pública de Hidrocarburos del Ecuador (PetroEcuador), the state-owned and state-controlled oil company of Ecuador.

Security News in Brief: Electronic Health Records Technology Vendor to Pay $18.25 Million to Resolve Kickback Allegations

Source: United States Department of Justice News

A national electronic health records (EHR) technology vendor based in Watertown, Massachusetts, athenahealth Inc. (Athena), has agreed to pay $18.25 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by paying unlawful kickbacks to generate sales of its EHR product, athenaClinicals, the Justice Department announced today.