Geneva (AFP) – The number of alleged money laundering transactions linked to the 2018 and 2022 World Cups bids won by Russia and Qatar has ballooned from 53 to 81, a spokesman for Switzerland’s chief prosecutor told AFP on Sunday.
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Michigan Doctor Sentenced to 45 Years for Medicare Fraud
DETROIT—A cancer doctor could spend the rest of his life in federal prison after a judge sentenced him to 45 years on Medicare-related fraud that imperiled the lives of dozens of his patients.
“It is horrific and unprecedented, I believe, in the amount of unnecessary treatments to maximize dollars without consideration of the human beings that he was abusing,” U.S. District Judge Paul D. Borman said.
Judicial Watch: Lois Lerner, DOJ Officials, and FBI Met to Plan Criminal Charges for Obama Opponents
Newly obtained documents from the conservative educational foundation Judicial Watch detail an official memo from October 2010 of a meeting between Lois Lerner and officials at the Department of Justice and the FBI to plan for the prosecution of targeted nonprofit organizations.
Gun used in San Francisco killing belonged to federal agent, source says
San Francisco (CNN)The shooting death of a San Francisco woman had already fueled a fresh round of fierce debate over U.S. immigration policies. Now a new detail in the investigation adds another dimension to the discussion.
The gun used in the killing of Kate Steinle belonged to a federal agent, a source with knowledge of the investigation said.
Operations begin to return to normal at Charlottesville airport
An official with the Charlottesville Albemarle Airport said operations have begun to return normal following this afternoon’s bomb threat.
Corruption Currents: London Emerges as Drug-Money Hub
Bribery:
FIFA President Sepp Blatter accused France and Germany of trying to influence World Cup hosting votes. Germany dismissed the claim; France didn’t immediately comment. The man who inspected the bids for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups was banned for seven years. (Reuters, AP, Reuters, World Soccer, Reuters)
CONCACAF announced a framework for reform in the wake of the FIFA corruptionscandal. CONMEBOL is in crisis and needs total change. (NY Times, MLSSoccer, ESPNFC, Bloomberg, AP)
Scientist sentenced to prison for AIDS research fraud
A scientist who confessed to faking the results of an AIDS vaccine experiment, and whose supposed success garnered millions of dollars in government grants, was sentenced on Wednesday to four years and nine months in prison.
Dong-Pyou Han, a former researcher at Iowa State University, was ordered to repay more than $7 million to the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH). The case is considered rare as most scientists who face research misconduct charges do not go to prison.
N.J. businessman sentenced to 27 years in prison for $3 million timeshare scheme
A South Jersey businessman will spend 27 years in prison for his involvement in a $3 million conspiracy to scam timeshare owners by offering fraudulent consulting services to customers.
Adam Lacerda, 31, of Atlantic County, was convicted in September 2013 of defrauding hundreds of timeshare owners through the Egg Harbor Township-based Vacation Ownership Group LLC (now VO Financial), according to the FBI.
CARTEL CHRONICLES: MEXICAN GOVERNMENT SILENT AFTER GUNMEN STEAL 11,500 US VISAS
MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas – The Mexican government has remained silent for two and a half weeks after a group of gunmen hijacked a truck carrying 11,500 U.S. visas that were destined for the American Consulates in Monterrey and Guadalajara.
Education Department auditor tells IBAC inquiry of $3m for school ‘tea money’
AN EDUCATION Department auditor who wrote a scathing review of the “banker school” system and identified a $3 million payment to a school’s “tea money” account was “gobsmacked” by the ease with which large sums moved around the department without justification.