Security News in Brief: Chinese National Sentenced To More Than Three Years In Federal Prison For Attempting To Export Maritime Raiding Craft And Engines To China Illegally

Source: United States Department of Justice News

Jacksonville, Florida – U.S. District Judge Harvey Schlesinger today sentenced Ge Songtao (51, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China) to three years and six months years in federal prison for conspiring to submit false export information through the federal government’s Automated Export System and to export maritime raiding craft and engines to China fraudulently, and attempting to export that equipment fraudulently, in violation of U.S. law. In addition, the Court ordered Songtao to forfeit $114,834.27, the amount caused to be wired to a U.S. manufacturer to purchase the raiding craft and engines.

Security News in Brief: Ocala Neurologist Agrees To Pay $800,000 To Resolve Allegations Of Prescribing Medically Unnecessary And Unreasonable Drugs

Source: United States Department of Justice News

Orlando, FL – Acting United States Attorney Karin Hoppmann announces that Florida Neurological Center, LLC and its owner, Dr. Lance Kim (61, Ocala), have agreed to pay $800,000 to resolve allegations that Dr. Kim prescribed medically unnecessary and unreasonable prescription drugs, specifically, Acthar Gel®, which cost the Medicare program approximately $35,000 each time Dr. Kim prescribed a five-day supply.

Security News in Brief: Chinese National Sentenced to More than Three Years in Federal Prison for Attempting to Illegally Export Maritime Raiding Craft and Engines to China

Source: United States Department of Justice News

A Chinese national was sentenced Wednesday to three years and six months in in federal prison for conspiring to submit false export information through the federal government’s Automated Export System and to fraudulently export to China maritime raiding craft and engines, and attempting to fraudulently export that equipment in violation of U.S. law.

Security News in Brief: Former Tennessee County Official Indicted for Kidnapping and Sexual Assault

Source: United States Department of Justice 2

Today, the Justice Department announced the unsealing of a nine-count indictment charging Michael Harvel, 59, of Crossville, Tennessee, with civil rights violations for kidnapping and sexually assaulting women that he supervised during his tenure as the Cumberland County, Tennessee, Solid Waste Director. FBI agents arrested Harvel at his home earlier today, and he will appear before a U.S. Magistrate Judge later this afternoon.

Defense News in Brief: NETC Announces FY21 Second Quarter Civilians of the Quarter

Source: United States Navy

PENSACOLA, Fla. – Carla McCarthy, deputy public affairs officer at NETC’s Public Affairs Office in Pensacola, was selected as NETC’s second quarter of Fiscal Year 2021 Senior Civilian of the Quarter (COQ), and Brooke Passione, information system security officer and Navy qualified validator for NETC cyber security, was selected as NETC’s Junior COQ.