Two Bank Executives Charged for Conspiring to Launder Hundreds of Millions of Dollars Through U.S. Financial System in Connection with Odebrecht Bribery and Fraud Scheme

DOJ

An Austrian man was arrested today in the United Kingdom on criminal charges related to his alleged participation in a conspiracy to launder hundreds of millions of dollars through the U.S. financial system as part of a scheme to pay bribes around the world and defraud the Brazilian government. read more »

Upper Allegheny Health System To Pay $2.7 Million To Settle False Claims Act Allegations

DOJ

U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Upper Allegheny Health System (UAHS), a health care system which operates several dental clinics in the Southern Tier of New York and in Pennsylvania, has agreed to pay $2.7 million dollars to resolve False Claim Act allegations. Under the settlement, the federal government will receive approximately $1.3 million dollars. read more »

Parties in Ohio bribery probe concede cash, deny wrongdoing

AP NEWS

An energy company that gave the money in an alleged $60 million bribery scheme in Ohio and a man accused of spending a large chunk of it are now arguing in separate proceedings that their actions were legal. read more »