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Attorney General Sessions Delivers Remarks at the Federalist Society’s Student Symposium
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Washington, DC - Thank you, Professor Barnett, for that kind introduction, and thank you for your leadership at the Center for the Constitution.
Pennsylvania Hospital and Cardiology Group Agree to Pay $20.75 Million to Settle Allegations of Kickbacks and Improper Financial Relationships
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UPMC Hamot (Hamot), a hospital based in Erie, Pennsylvania – and now affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) – and Medicor Associates Inc. (Medicor), a regional physician cardiology practice, have agreed to pay the government $20,750,000 to settle a False Claims Act lawsuit alleging that they knowingly submitted claims to the Medicare and Medicaid programs that violated the Anti‑Kickback Statute and the Physician Self‑Referral Law, the Justice Department announced today. Hamot became affiliated with UPMC after the conduct resolved by the settlement occurred.
NYSE to Pay $14 Million Penalty for Multiple Violations
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The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it charged the New York Stock Exchange and two affiliated exchanges with regulatory failures in connection with multiple episodes, including several disruptive market events. The charges arose from five separate investigations and include the first-ever charged violation of Regulation SCI. The Commission adopted Reg SCI to strengthen the technology infrastructure and integrity of the U.S. securities markets, and today charged two NYSE exchanges with violating Reg SCI’s business continuity and disaster recovery requirement. In settlement, the exchanges agreed to pay a $14 million penalty.
SEC Charges Unregistered Broker for Illegally Brokering Sales of EB-5 Securities
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The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a New York-based company with illegally brokering dozens of investments by foreign nationals seeking U.S. residency.
New York City Correction Department Investigator Convicted of Transporting, Receiving and Possessing Child Pornography
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A federal jury in Central Islip, New York, returned a guilty verdict Monday against Fernando Clarke, an investigator with the New York City Department of Correction, on child pornography trafficking offenses.
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