By The Washington Post | January 2, 2019 at 10:46 am By Damian Paletta and Erica Werner | Washington Post WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump and top Democrats are girding for a clash later Wednesday as both sides dig in over the White House’s demand for $5.6 billion to build 200 miles of wall along the Mexico border. With the shutdown lumbering through its second week, Trump made a number of false claims about the wall in the hours leading up to the meeting, and Democrats sought to preempt the White House gathering by saying they had no plans to be lectured with inaccurate information. “The United States needs a physical barrier,” Trump said at a meeting with his cabinet on Wednesday. In a Twitter post Wednesday morning, Trump made two false claims about the wall, and during the cabinet meeting he made at least one more. He wrote that Mexico would be paying for the wall along the U.S. border under the parameters of a trade deal he has tentatively inked with … [Read more...] about Trump issues false claims before meeting with Democrats
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Legal U.S. Immigrants Face Prison And Even Deportation For Voting
POLITICS 08/29/2018 06:05 am ET One of Trump's top federal prosecutors in North Carolina is going after noncitizen voters, and it could have dire consequences. By Sam Levine and Ryan J. Reilly The 20 immigrants recently charged with illegally voting in North Carolina in the 2016 election may not have even known they were ineligible, a HuffPost review of their cases and interviews with some of the defendants found. But they could still be convicted and imprisoned — or even deported ― without the Justice Department proving they intended to break the law. Instances of illegal voting, including noncitizens casting ballots, are rare, and it’s uncommon for federal prosecutors to pursue such cases. The charges announced last week don’t involve any sort of conspiracy to steal an election. Instead, the indictments unveiled Friday underscore how confusion about voter registration can be prosecuted as illegal conduct even if it’s unclear whether … [Read more...] about Legal U.S. Immigrants Face Prison And Even Deportation For Voting
Local doctor paying millions after the federal government accused him off submitting false claims
Tampa, FL – United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces a $4 million settlement with Dermatology Healthcare, LLC; Robert A. Norman, D.O, P.A.; Robert A. Norman, D.O.; and Carol Norman (collectively, Dermatology Healthcare). As part of the settlement, the parties resolve allegations that Dermatology Healthcare violated the False Claims Act by submitting false claims to obtain millions of dollars in Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements for the treatment of non-melanoma skin cancer with superficial radiation therapy. According to the settlement agreement, from January 1, 2011, to December 31, 2016, the United States contended that Dermatology Healthcare: (1) failed to adequately supervise the administration of superficial radiation therapy, (2) up-coded claims for procedures related to superficial radiation therapy, and (3) over-utilized radiation simulations. “Health care providers will be held accountable for the claims they submit to federal health care … [Read more...] about Local doctor paying millions after the federal government accused him off submitting false claims
U.S. joins lawsuits against Indivior, Reckitt over drug Suboxone
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department has joined several whistleblower lawsuits against Indivior Plc <INDV.L> and Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC <RB.L>, alleging that the drugmakers improperly marketed the opioid addiction treatment Suboxone. The Justice Department in filings last week in federal court in Abingdon, Virginia, said it was intervening in four separate whistleblower lawsuits related to the Britain-based companies' marketing of Suboxone and the related drug Subutex. The action came after Indivior, which was spun out of Reckitt in 2014, said last month it was in "advanced discussions" with the Justice Department to resolve an investigation dating back to 2013 related to its marketing practices. Indivior said it has set aside $438 million to cover legal matters, most of which relates to the investigation. Reckitt has separately reserved 303 million pounds ($390 million) in connection with the investigation. "We have been cooperating with the DOJ in … [Read more...] about U.S. joins lawsuits against Indivior, Reckitt over drug Suboxone
UK’s Inchcape pays $20 millon to settle claim it overbilled U.S. Navy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A British-based maritime services company has agreed to pay $20 million (£15 million) to resolve allegations it overbilled the U.S. Navy for goods and services provided to American warships at ports around the world, the U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday. Privately held Inchcape Shipping Services Holdings Ltd and some of its subsidiaries provided U.S. Navy ships with waste removal, telephone access, ship-to-shore transportation, local security and other services at ports in the Middle East, Africa and Latin America, the Justice Department said in a statement. A lawsuit charged that between 2005 and 2014 Inchcape knowingly submitted invoices to the Navy overstating the goods and services actually provided, the Justice Department said in announcing the settlement. “We trust contractors supporting our warfighters to act with the utmost integrity and expect them to comply with their obligations to bill the government as called for by their … [Read more...] about UK’s Inchcape pays $20 millon to settle claim it overbilled U.S. Navy