Security News in Brief: Baton Rouge Laboratory Owner and Florida Woman Charged with Scheme to Pay and Receive Health Care Kickbacks as Part of National Enforcement Action

Source: United States Department of Justice News

The Medicare Fraud Strike Force (“MFSF”) is part of a joint initiative between the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and state Medicaid Fraud Control Units to reduce and prevent Medicare and Medicaid fraud through enhanced interagency cooperation.

Security News in Brief: Owings Mills Couple Facing Federal Indictment for Charges Relating to a $20 Million Life Insurance Scheme

Source: United States Department of Justice News

A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging James William Wilson, Jr., age 74, of Owings Mills, Maryland; and Maureen Ann Wilson, age 73, of Owings Mills, Maryland with federal charges of conspiracy, mail fraud, wire fraud, money laundering, and filing a false tax return. James Wilson has also been charged with aggravated identity theft.

Security News in Brief: Repeat Sex Offender Sentenced To 30 Years in Federal Prison for Enticement of a Minor to Engage in Unlawful Sexual Activity

Source: United States Department of Justice News

U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced Jeffrey Cummings, age 36, of Baltimore, Maryland to 30 years in federal prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release, for a federal charge for enticement of a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity during a period of time when Cummings was required to register as a sex offender. Judge Blake also ordered that, upon his release from prison, Cummings must continue to register as a sex offender in the places where he resides, where he is an employee, and where he is a student, under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA). Cummings has been detained since his arrest on July 19, 2019.