Legal Eagle Review
North American Power Group Ltd and its Owner Agree to Pay $14.4 Million to Resolve Alleged False Claims for Department of Energy Cooperative Agreement Funds
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - North American Power Group Ltd. (NAPG) and its owner and president, Michael Ruffatto, have agreed to pay the United States $14.4 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by submitting fraudulent claims under a cooperative agreement with the Department of Energy (DOE) National Energy and Technology Laboratory (NETL), located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the Department of Justice announced.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions Rescinds 24 Guidance Documents
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Washington, DC - Attorney General Jeff Sessions Tuesday announced that, consistent with his November 2017 memorandum prohibiting the Department from making rules without following the procedures required by Congress, he is rescinding 24 guidance documents that were unnecessary, outdated, inconsistent with existing law, or otherwise improper.
SEC Charges KBR for Inflating Key Performance Metric and Accounting Controls Deficiencies
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Washington, DC - The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged global engineering and construction company KBR Inc. with inflating a key, non-financial statement performance metric known as work in backlog. KBR agreed to pay a $2.5 million penalty to settle the SEC’s charges.
SEC Charges Attorney and Law Firm Business Manager With Illegal Sales of UBI Blockchain Internet Stock
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Washington, DC - The Securities and Exchange Commission Monday charged two men alleged to have profited from illegal sales of stock of a company claiming to have a blockchain-related business.
District court rules on redress, ROSCA, and disclosures
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Washington, DC - The scheme started with a Craigslist ad for a rental property and ended with a $5.2 million judgment for violations of the FTC Act, the Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and the Free Annual File Disclosures Rule. For a deep dive into FTC fundamentals, read the opinion granting the FTC’s Motion for Summary Judgment against Credit Bureau Center.
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