Defense News in Brief: U.S. Sixth Fleet Joins France’s Polaris 21 Exercise

Source: United States Navy

MEDITERRANEAN SEA – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78), U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon aircraft from Commander, Task Force 67, and the Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Lenthal (T-AO 189) began participation in the French-led multilateral maritime exercise Polaris 21 in the Mediterranean Sea, Monday, Nov. 22, 2021.

Security News in Brief: Moline Man Sentenced to Prison for Drug and Firearm Charges

Source: United States Department of Justice News

DAVENPORT, Iowa – A Moline, Illinois man, Devon Allen McConnell, age 36, was sentenced on Thursday, November 18, 2021 by United States District Court Chief Judge John A. Jarvey to 200 months in prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime, and Felon in Possession of a Firearm.

Security News in Brief: Crossroads Hospice Agrees to Pay $5.5 Million to Settle False Claims Act Liability

Source: United States Department of Justice News

Carrefour Associates LLC; Crossroads Hospice of Cincinnati LLC; Crossroads Hospice of Cleveland LLC; Crossroads Hospice of Dayton LLC; Crossroads Hospice of Northeast Ohio LLC; and Crossroads Hospice of Tennessee LLC (Crossroads Hospice), operating in Ohio and Tennessee, have agreed to pay $5.5 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by submitting claims to Medicare for non-covered hospice services.