Security News in Brief: Acting U.S. Attorney Ellison C. Travis Announces $16,506,360 Award to Enhance Crime Victim Services and Compensation Payments

Source: United States Department of Justice News

Acting U.S. Attorney Ellison C. Travis announced that the Middle District of Louisiana received $16,506,360 from the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs and its component, the Office for Victims of Crime, to enhance crime victim services in the State and to enhance State compensation payments to eligible crime victims.

Security News in Brief: South Florida Man Charged with Defrauding After-School Program for Underprivileged Immigrant Children Appears in Federal Court

Source: United States Department of Justice News

Friday, Miami resident Ramon Caridad Rodriguez, 28, made his first appearance in South Florida federal court to face a grand jury indictment charging him with defrauding his former employer, a religious charity organization that runs after-school programs for underprivileged immigrant children to help them avoid gangs and gang violence.

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.