All articles tagged with #kickback scheme
Devon Horton, superintendent of DeKalb County schools in Georgia, has been indicted for allegedly stealing money and receiving kickbacks while previously working in Illinois, where he is accused of defrauding his former school district.
Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson has been arrested on federal corruption charges, accused of participating in a kickback scheme at City Hall that involved stealing thousands from taxpayers. Mayor Michelle Wu has called for her resignation following the allegations.
Former Facebook diversity program manager, Barbara Furlow-Smiles, has pleaded guilty to stealing over $4 million from the company through a kickback scheme. Furlow-Smiles orchestrated the fraud by creating fake business deals and using PayPal, Venmo, and Cash App accounts linked to credit cards provided by Facebook. She paid friends, relatives, and others for goods and services that were never provided to the company, receiving kickbacks in return. Furlow-Smiles also misled Facebook into paying entities that didn't provide kickbacks. She used the illicit funds to fund a luxurious lifestyle in California and Georgia. Furlow-Smiles is scheduled to be sentenced in March 2024.
Former Facebook diversity program manager, Barbara Furlow-Smiles, has pleaded guilty to stealing over $4 million from the company through a kickback scheme. Furlow-Smiles orchestrated the fraud by creating fake business deals and using PayPal, Venmo, and Cash App accounts linked to credit cards provided by Facebook. She paid friends, relatives, and others for goods and services that were never provided to the company, receiving kickbacks in return. Furlow-Smiles also misled Facebook into paying entities that didn't provide kickbacks. She used the stolen funds to finance a luxurious lifestyle in California and Georgia. Furlow-Smiles is scheduled to be sentenced in March 2024.
Alabama State Representative John Rogers has been indicted on federal charges of obstruction of justice and obstruction of justice by bribery in connection with a kickback scheme involving the misuse of funds from the Jefferson County Community Service Fund. Rogers is accused of attempting to bribe someone to lie to federal investigators about the scheme in exchange for public funding for their nonprofit organization. He is the third person to be indicted in the case, which also involves former State Representative Fred Plump and Rogers' assistant, Varrie Kindall. Rogers maintains his innocence and is scheduled to be arraigned on October 12.
Precision Lens, a Bloomington-based eye lens distributor, has been ordered by a federal judge to pay $487 million in civil damages for funding a kickback scheme that included lavish vacations and trips to exclusive sporting events for eye surgeons in exchange for using their products in cataract surgeries reimbursed by Medicare. The company was found guilty of violating the False Claims Act.