The Maryland U.S. attorney’s office collected nearly $47 million in
criminal and civil recoveries in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30,
the federal Justice Department reported Thursday.
Of that figure, more than $35 million came via civil actions,
including money that had been lost to the U.S. government through fraud
or other misconduct or by violations of federal health, safety, civil
rights or environmental laws, the department stated.
These civil cases included investigations against PNC Bank,
Foundation Health Service Inc., Arkema Inc. and Westvaco. The U.S
attorney’s office also collected civil penalties under the federal
Controlled Substances Act from investigations of CVS Pharmacy Inc.,
Value Drug Inc. and Drug City Pharmacy Inc., the department reported.
As for criminal recoveries, the Maryland U.S. attorney’s office
collected $11.5 million through restitution, criminal fines and felony
assessments.
In all, the U.S. attorney’s offices nationwide recovered more than $15.3 billion in fiscal 2016...
http://thedailyrecord.com/2016/12/15/md-u-s-attorneys-office-recovers-nearly-47-million-in-fy16-doj-says/
Our "Sherlock Holmes" come out of hibernation around election time.
ReplyDeleteQ: How much did #FROSH recover for the students at #RockTerrace? A: not one thin dime.
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