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48-year-old Orquidea Quezada of Orlando will spend the next 18 months in federal prison after she pleaded guilty to a sprawling workers’ compensation fraud scheme that involved an elaborate employee renting arrangement. U.S. District Judge Henry Lee Adams, Jr. also entered a $585,000 money judgement against Ms. Quezada. According to investigators, Orquicely Construction, LLC fabricated payroll records to obtain various …
Even as the active American military presence in the Persian Gulf region seems to be winding down, DynCorp International received a major War Reserve Materiel (WRM) contract worth over $26 million. Most of the work will be performed in Kuwait, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar. DynCorp has been doing WRM work since 2000, and the company outbid five …
Members of the House Insurance and Banking Subcommittee listened to a number of witnesses testify regarding the cost/benefit balance in the current workers’ compensation scheme. Committee Chairman Danny Burgess (R-Dade City) noted that, according to a recent survey, 66% of stakeholders felt that the current system does not strike the proper balance between employer and worker interests. “The purpose of …
In addition to a drug formulary that would theoretically control costs, a legislative panel recommended that the Florida workers’ compensation system adopts new medical treatment and authorization guidelines. A special three-member panel (which actually only has two members at present) of the Insurance Commission mulled a number of changes to the system during a recent meeting. The body’s chief responsibility …
Religious leader Muqtada al-Sadr, who also has ties to the anti-American Mahdi Army militia, recently said that moving the American embassy in Israel from Tel-Aviv to Jerusalem would be tantamount to a “declaration of war against Islam” that might lead to another jihad (holy war) against the United States. His statement prompted immediate concerns for the safety of the sprawling …
