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West Palm Beach, FL: In March 2001, Anthony Henderson, 45, was charged with lewd and lascivious molestation and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. He pleaded no contest a year later. He not only took the photographs of an 11-year-old, but also touched the girl in inappropriate ways; she posed without her bikini top, turning her back to the came... - Target Corp. Employee Racial Discrimination Settlement
Minneapolis, MN: Minneapolis-based Target Corp. agreed to pay $775,000 to a group of black store workers in Pennsylvania to settle a racial discrimination and retaliation case. The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed the lawsuit in September 2005 on behalf of former employee Michael Hill and 13 other black employees of a Springfield,... - Lt. David Carter Racial Discrimination Penalty
Fort Lauderdale, FL: Fire lieutenant, David Carter was disciplined for marking up a picture of a chimpanzee to make fun of an African-American former boss. Carter, 40, must serve a 20-shift unpaid suspension. The penalty is the equivalent of an $11,433 fine on Carter's annual salary of $68,016. The city's Office of Professional Standards declined to rel... - UnumProvident Changes - In Name Only?
Feb-9-07 Seattle, WA: Insurance giant UnumProvident has announced that it will change its name, but whether or not the company's business practices will also change is still in doubt. UnumProvident announced in mid-January that as part of a rebranding effort the company's name would be changed to Unum Group. The name change is part of an effort by the company... - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Employee Overtime and Back Wages Settlement
Los Angeles, CA: Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will pay more than $33 million in back wages to thousands of employees after turning itself in to the Labor Department for paying too little in overtime over the past five years, according to an agreement announced by the US Labor Department. The company said it would not seek to recover any overpayments, which were... - Dr. Perry Hearn and Affiliated Professional Services, Inc. False Insurance Claims Settlement
Boston, MA: Norwell physician, Perry Hearn, and Affiliated Professional Services, Inc. (APS), based in Wareham, MA have agreed to pay $150,000 and $100,000 to settle allegations that they submitted false claims to the Medicare and Medicaid programs for office and nursing home visits performed by nurse practitioners and physician assistants without any p... - United National Insurance Co. and Pennsylvania Manufacturers' Association Insurance Co. Upper Merion Insurance Coverage Settlement
Upper Merion, PA: The Board of Supervisors agreed to accept a $55,000 settlement from the two insurance companies for a federal lawsuit involving DNA testing. United National Insurance Co. of Bala Cynwyd and Pennsylvania Manufacturers' Association Insurance Co. of Whitpain had refused to pay $600,000 to the township for a $1.6 million settlement of a 20... - Corpus Christy County, TX Construction Contract Settlement
Austin, TX: Corpus Christy county, TX, settled a lawsuit brought by Fulton Coastcon Construction that accused county officials of violating state law by not reading bid prices aloud in public before awarding a contract to Zachry Construction. The contract was for the Heritage Center arena, the $25 million second phase of the Richard M. Borchard Regional... - Five Star Janitorial Supply Guardsman Discrimination Settlement
Washington, DC: The Justice Department reached a settlement on behalf of a National Guardsman whose employment was alleged to have been unlawfully terminated in violation of the Uniform Service members Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA). The settlement resolves allegations that Five Star Janitorial Supply of Leesville, LA, violated the fede... - Ronald Kegler Assault Plastic Surgery Settlement
Norwalk, CT: Ronald Kegler punched his girlfriend in the face, creating a gash that required 52 stitches. The city man agreed to an unusual settlement in a plea agreement that includes a five-year suspended prison sentence and five years of probation. He agreed to pay a plastic surgeon to fix Kimberly Knight's scar. Police had been called to Kegler's ho... - Korrect Optical False Claims Settlement
New York, NY: Korrect Optical, based in Louisville, KY, manufactures and provides eyewear to veterans and other government entities under various federal and state contracts in New York State and Western New York. The defendant was charged with submitting false claims to the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) through ophthalmic prescriptions for eyewear... - Rev. Martha Ann Englert Settlement
Madison, WI: In April 2005, a rare presentment brought against Rev. Martha Ann Englert by the Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee accused her of conduct unbecoming a member of the clergy. The complaint set off nine months of canonic law proceedings that disrupted relationships within the historic congregation. The final hearing before an Ecclesiastical Trial... - GEO Group Contract Concessions Settlement
Tallahassee, FL: Top officials alleged that more than $4.5 million in questionable payments to two companies that run five private prisons resulted from the state's contract concessions. After a Florida Senate leader asked for an investigation of her agency's settlement with one of the companies, Department of Management Services Secretary Linda South... - PBS&J Corp. Employee Embezzlement Settlement
Miami, FL: The US Department of Justice confirmed the allegations that PBS&J Corp. violated the False Claims Act between 1992 and 2005. The company's former employees embezzled more than $35 million from the firm and PBS&J submitted incorrect overhead costs to the government in connection with federal contracts. Government officials claimed that mo... - Pierz Fire Department Firefighter Application Discrimination Settlement
Pierz, MN: A lawsuit filed in federal district court in May 2006 concerning Jill Poepping's bid to be the city's first female firefighter. In 2003, Poepping was the first woman to apply to be a firefighter with the part-time department. Poepping said her application was rejected in 2003 and again in 2005 and she alleged that her gender was the reason be... - D&S Builders Inc. Driver Accident Settlement
Adrian, MI: A lawsuit was filed in 2006 against Theodore Samuel Deboer claiming the 48-year-old Three Rivers man had ran a red traffic light in his pickup. His vehicle struck the side of Wavie Reeves' automobile as it started across the intersection, killing him instantly. Reeves' family filed a civil lawsuit against Deboer's employer. It claimed D&S Bu... - Oakland Police Department Police Misconduct Settlement
San Francisco, CA: In the lawsuit against Oakland police, 119 Oakland citizens alleged that four officers known as the "Riders'' beat them, made false arrests and planted evidence on them in 2000. The settlement included payments of $10.5 million to the plaintiffs and their attorneys. A federal judge noted he perceived some "foot-dragging and diversions... - Millennium Bank Employee Whistleblower Settlement
Reston, VA: On July 14, 2006, a lawsuit was filed in the Circuit Court for the City of Alexandria, VA by a former management employee of Millennium Capital, Inc., an indirect subsidiary of Millennium Bankshares Corporation. The lawsuit claimed Millennium Capital, Millennium Bank, a direct wholly owned subsidiary of the Registrant, and Anita Shull, Execu... - Healthcare Research and Development Institute Vendor Favoritism Settlement
Hartford, CT: State Attorney General Richard Blumenthal announced an antitrust settlement with Healthcare Research and Development Institute (HRDI), based in Pensacola, FL which was being investigated by Connecticut authorities. Blumenthal alleged that HRDI members showed favoritism to certain vendors, who paid $40,000 for membership privileges in the g... - US Veterans Administration Healthcare System Waste Violations Penalty
Boston, MA: In a settlement with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the US Veterans Administration Healthcare System has committed to implement a comprehensive hazardous waste and chemicals management inventory system at all Veterans Administration facilities in New England. The Veterans Administration is developing the system to settle a 2005 EPA e...