Over 1.9 Million College Students Receive Financial Aid Shopping Sheet

On September 25, 2012, the US Department of Education made clear that over 300 higher education institutions have already adopted and implemented the Financial Aid Shopping Sheet for 2013-2014.  The sheet allows students to understand the amounts of financial aid offered by numerous institutions, compare the results, and make an informed ...

Pasadena Mortgage Company Owner Sentenced to 9 Years for $30 Million Fraud Scheme

On September 21, 2012, the US Attorney’s Office in the Central District of California sentenced Eduardo Ruiz, the owner of a Pasadena mortgage brokerage firm, to 108 months in federal prison for obtaining more than $30 million in loans during a mortgage fraud scheme.  United States District Judge David O. Carter also ordered ...

9 Defendants Charged in Chicago Area for Paying and Receiving Kickbacks for Medicare Referrals

On September 25, 2012, the US Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of Illinois announced that 9 defendants, including two owners of a home health care agency and two physicians, were indicted for receiving kickbacks in exchange for referrals of Medicare patients.  The defendants include the following: · ...

Fake Psychiatrist Sentenced to Six Years in Prison

On September 19, 2012, the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported that Jo Benoit (Elisa Jo Benoit) of King of Prussia, Pennsylvania has been sentenced to 72 months in prison for health care fraud.  During the fraud scheme, Benoit posed as a psychiatrist and wrote prescriptions.  She was not ...

FDA Cautions Public About SimplyThick for Infants

On September 18, 2012, the Food and Drug Administration expanded its warning to parents, caregivers, and health care professionals about the thickening product called SimplyThick for infants.  The FDA reports that 22 infants have developed necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) after being fed the SimpyThick product since May of 2011 ...

Cleanup at W.R. Grace and Co. Wayne Interim Storage Site

On September 25, 2012, the EPA announced that the W.R. Grace & Co / Wayne Interim Storage site in Wayne Township, New Jersey has been officially cleaned up and removed from the Superfund list.  The site was originally polluted with thorium and other rare earth metals which pose serious risk to the public’s health.  ...

Intel Executive Sentenced for Insider Trading

On September 24, 2012, the US Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of New York announced that Rajiv Goel was sentenced to two years probation for participation in insider trading.  Goel was a former executive for Intel Corporation.  The announcements were made by United States Attorney Preet Bharara.  According ...

Much Awaited Statistics of Income Bulletin

On September 24, 2012, the Internal Revenue Service released the Summer 2012 issue of the Statistics of Income Bulletin.  The report contains a large amount of information about sole proprietorships for the 2010 tax year.  The Statistics of Income (SOI) Division under the IRS releases the bulletin every quarter, and the publications ...

Victims of Straight-Line Winds in WV Eligible for Tax Relief

On September 20, 2012, the Internal Revenue Service declared that victims of severe storms in parts of West Virginia that occurred on or around June 29, 2012, may receive tax relief.  President Obama has declared a federal disaster area in the counties of Fayette, Kanawha, Nicholas, and Raleigh.  If you have a personal residence ...

$75 Million in Grants to Assisted Housing Residents

On September 21, 2012, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development announced it was awarding grants totaling $75 million to help individuals in assisted housing receive education and training in order to find jobs.  The funds span across the United States, as well as Guam, the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.  A total of ...

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