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Security News in Brief: Justice Department Settles with Texas-Based Industrial Contractor to Resolve Immigration-Related Discrimination Claim

Source: United States Department of Justice News

The Department of Justice announced today that it reached a settlement with Tecon Services Inc. (Tecon), an industrial insulation, fireproofing and painting contractor based in Texas. The settlement resolves claims that Tecon discriminated against a naturalized U.S. citizen based on her Venezuelan national origin by rejecting her U.S. passport and requiring other documents to prove her work authorization, in violation of the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).

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Defense News in Brief: DASN IP Meets with U.S. Ambassador, Greek Officials

Source: United States Navy

WASHINGTON – Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for International Programs (DASN IP) Rear Adm. Frank D. Morley met with the U.S. Ambassador, Hellenic Navy Armaments Director, Chief of the Hellenic Navy, the Minister of National Defence, and Secretary General to the Prime Minister in Greece on May 25. The leaders discussed USN and Greece programs that are currently in development and execution.

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Security News in Brief: United States Files Suit Against California Skilled Nursing Chain and its Owner for Allegedly Paying Illegal Kickbacks to Physicians

Source: United States Department of Justice News

The United States filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California yesterday under the False Claims Act against Paksn Inc.; Prema Thekkek, one of its owners; and seven skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) owned by Thekkek and/or operated by Paksn. Those seven SNFs are Bay Point Healthcare Center, Gateway Care & Rehabilitation Center, Hayward Convalescent Hospital, Hilltop Care & Rehabilitation Center, Martinez Convalescent Hospital, Park Central Care & Rehabilitation Hospital, and Yuba Skilled Nursing Center.

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Security News in Brief: Two Charged as Co-Conspirators for Nearly $1 Million COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme and Money Laundering

Source: United States Department of Justice News

A New York man and an Oklahoma woman were arrested Wednesday in Buffalo, New York and Altus, Oklahoma, respectively, on a criminal complaint filed in the Western District of New York charging them for their roles in fraudulently obtaining and laundering nearly $1 million in funds from the COVID-19 relief Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).