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Justice Department announces hundreds of charges in multi-billion-dollar healthcare fraud crackdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department announced criminal charges June 23 against 455 people as part of a two-week healthcare fraud crackdown that officials say involved more than $6.5 billion in false claims submitted to insurers.
Among those charged is a nurse practitioner accused in Texas of billing Medicare for medic ... (full story)
How Americans are feeling about the country's 250th anniversary, according to new polls
WASHINGTON (AP) — Duane Mitchell has big plans for America's 250th anniversary.
Mitchell, a 78-year-old veteran in Montana, plans to take a red, white and blue 1954 Chevrolet pickup that he restored and drive it in local parades for the Fourth of July. In honor of the country’s milestone anniversary, he bought a deco ... (full story)
Today in History: July 2, Civil Rights Act signed into law
Today in History
Today is Thursday, July 2, the 183rd day of 2026. There are 182 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On July 2, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law a sweeping civil rights bill passed by Congress prohibiting discrimination and segregation based on race, color, sex, rel ... (full story)
Online brokerage not responsible for trader’s $25 million loss
An online brokerage firm that only provided routine business functions is not liable for $25 million lost by investors who funded a 20-year-old novice trader’s private hedge fund, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled June 18.
In a 6-1 decision, the Supreme Court reversed an Eighth District Court of Appeals decision, which had f ... (full story)
Lawyers’ fund awards more than $400,000 to victims of attorney theft
The Board of Commissioners of the Lawyers’ Fund for Client Protection (LFCP) reimbursed $408,112.67 to 22 victims of attorney theft at its June meeting. Five former or suspended Ohio attorneys were found to have misappropriated client funds.
Since its inception, the LFCP has awarded more than $26 million to consumers.
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