Tag: U.S. Attorney General
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North Brunswick man admits conspiring to commit bank fraud
A New York woman, an Ohio man and a New Jersey man admitted their roles in a large-scale conspiracy to commit bank fraud in states including New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and Michigan. Erm Ayaz, 36, of Bayside, Brooklyn, pleaded guilty today by videoconference before Chief Judge Freda L. Wolfson to an information…
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Old Bridge man admits guilt in $93M scheme involving durable medical equipment
Five individuals have been charged and two others have pleaded guilty in New Jersey for their roles in massive durable medical equipment and genetic cancer screening kickback fraud schemes. Thomas Farese, 78, of Delray Beach, Florida; Pat Truglia, 53, of Parkland, Florida; Domenic J. Gatto Jr., 46, of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida; and Nicholas Defonte,…
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Edison man charged with tax evasion, filing false returns
An Edison man was charged with tax evasion and filing false tax returns. Gabriel M. Ferrari was indicted by a federal grand jury on March 17 on three counts of tax evasion and seven counts of filing false personal and corporate tax returns. He will have his arraignment and initial appearance at a later date,…
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Newark Settlement Agreement
A former owner and current owners of an Edison Adult Medical Daycare have agreed to pay $2.72 million in a settlement agreement to resolve allegations that the former owner operated the facility despite a Medicaid participation ban following his 2012 conviction for accepting kickbacks, according to Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick. The settlement agreement…
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Edison man charged in email scam
TRENTON — A 37-year-old Edison man may face up to five years in prison and fines after he allegedly accessed his former company’s email server for 14 months without authorization, according to Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick. Jian Yang Zhang, or Kevin Zhang, appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Tonianne J. Bongiovanni in Trenton federal…
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East Brunswick doctor accused of reusing rectal catheters
EAST BRUNSWICK – The medical license of an East Brunswick surgeon has been suspended due to accusations of him reusing rectal catheters. Dr. Sanjiv K. Patankar allegedly washed and reused the small, flexible, single-use catheters inserted into multiple patients’ rectums during anorectal diagnostic testing procedures, according to a statement prepared by Attorney General Christopher S.…
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Edison man pleads guilty to distributing images of child sexual abuse
An Edison man has admitted to distributing and possessing images of child sexual abuse. John Fricovsky, 57, pleaded guilty in Newark federal court on Feb. 28 to an information charging him with one count of distribution of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography. Fricovsky admitted that in February of 2015 he…
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Edison man admits fraudulently overbilling Amtrak
A former Amtrak supervisor has admitted to fraudulently overbilling Amtrak overtime and regular hours that he claimed to be working when he was actually not present at Amtrak work sites. Richard Vogel, 64, of Edison, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Joseph A. Dickson in Newark federal court on Feb. 15 to an information charging…
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Monmouth Junction doctor indicted in test referral scam
An internal medicine doctor from Monmouth Junction, who practices in Staten Island, New York, was charged on Dec. 13 with allegedly accepting bribes in exchange for test referrals. Ahmed El Soury, 44, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Newark, according to a statement provided by U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman. The indictment charges El…