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Consultant to county health plan indicted for fraud, tax evasion
Consultant to county health plan indicted for fraud, tax evasion
MARTINEZ — A highly paid contractor for the Contra Costa County Health Plan was indicted last month on 11 felony counts of fraud and tax evasion after an IRS investigation determined she was not who she said she was.
Sonja Emery, 52, was indicted April 10 in Michigan’s Eastern District Court on 11 counts for mail fraud, wire fraud, engaging in a corrupt endeavor to obstruct the IRS and tax evasion.
Emery, who is also known as Sonja Robinson in her contract with the Contra Costa County Health Plan, which has 186,000 members, pulled nearly $2.5 million from 2006 to 2017 in jobs she fraudulently obtained as a director of medical services, clinical director and hospital consultant in seven different states.
Contra Costa County first learned of the allegations against Emery on Tuesday and terminated her contract Friday.
A special agent with the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration wrote in a court affidavit: “In the past decade, Emery has repeatedly falsified credentials and lied to obtain lucrative employment with at least eight employers… The scope and geographic and temporal duration of Emery’s fraud speak volumes of her resiliency and ingenuity.”
According to the affidavit, Emery falsely claimed she had a nursing degree from New York University and a bachelor’s, master’s in health administration and business and Ph.D. degrees from Emory University.
The investigator reported that neither Emory nor New York University could find records for Emery. The only college education that could be traced to Emery was two credits in speed reading at Westchester Community College.
In 2014, Emery was hired as a contractor through a specialty recruiter to provide consultation and technical assistance to the Contra Costa County Health Plan. A year later she was hired as an independent contractor and worked closely with the health plan’s chief medical director, chief executive officer and assistant directors to ensure that the plan’s review, authorization and referral information was accurate and met state health department requirements.
She was paid approximately $960,000 from the health plan’s Enterprise Fund II, which is financed through members’ premiums.
Contra Costa and seven other employers listed in court documents as having been duped by Emery apparently weren’t the only ones.
Federal prosecutors also found that four outstanding bench warrants had been issued for Emery’s arrest. In two cases — in Georgia’s Gwinnett and Cherokee counties — Emery convinced an assistant district attorney, a sheriff’s department and judges to drop criminal cases against her by using allegedly fraudulent letters from unknown doctors that claimed she underwent brain tumor surgery or was being treated for cancer.
“This is not a case where Emery simply used other people’s names and personal identifying information in the commission of her frauds. In the execution of her fraud, Emery repeatedly generated false documents including fake resumes, credit reports, and background reports to paper her falsities,” prosecutors wrote in an attempt to prevent the U.S. District Court of Northern California from releasing Emery on bail in the Contra Costa case.
Emery nevertheless was released on a $50,000 bond without a detention hearing. Her attorney, Joyce Leavitt of the federal public defender’s office, argued that two outstanding warrants for her arrest were actually for a different person. Leavitt also contended Emery was receiving cancer treatment in New York. It is unclear whether these statements are accurate.
It was ultimately tax evasion that caught up with Emery, who had successfully evaded the IRS for six years, a special investigator wrote, adding that she was not paying taxes on the money she earned at the Contra Costa County Health Plan.
Emery could not be reached for comment.
Only On ABC7 News: Napa College undergoes active shooter drill
By Laura Anthony
Thursday, January 11, 2018
NAPA, Calif. (KGO) -- Officers with guns drawn, scramble through a community college library shouting "Shots Fired! Shots Fired!" It's a realistic training scenario that mimics real-world events likely the deadly school shooting at Columbine High School nearly twenty years ago.
"Columbine was the pivot point for law enforcement," said John Bennett, Special Agent in Charge of the San Francisco FBI.
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Bennett is leading this drill at Napa Valley College, specifically designed for an active shooter scenario inside a school library.
@LauraAnthony7 #OnlyOn7 An inside look at special training to prepare officers from small Bay Area police agencies for potential active shooter incident. 5:04 PM - Jan 11, 2018 "We provide realistic training," explained Bennett. "A place like this they have to work through issues where there's something in their way, or they can't see clearly." At Columbine, a school resource officer did initially confront the two shooters but then retreated to wait for a SWAT team. RELATED: Tense active shooter situation captured in Oakland PD communications At the Napa training, local police don't wait for a SWAT team or the FBI. They go in immediately and if necessary, put themselves between the shooter and potential victims. "They have to go stop the killing. They may have to go by themselves," said FBI Trainer Ken Karch. "The difference is with an active shooter, you don't have that time. The average of these is about 3 to 5 minutes. In Sandy Hook, every 11.5 seconds, somebody was killed." The Napa College participants are from local agencies, including Calistoga, Vacaville, and Napa. "Where my odds of it happening are still pretty low, I can't play the odds," said Napa Valley College Chief of Police Ken Arnold. "I've got to have people who know what to do." Click here for more stories on active shooter situations.
@LauraAnthony7 #OnlyOn7 An inside look at special training to prepare officers from small Bay Area police agencies for potential active shooter incident. 5:04 PM - Jan 11, 2018 "We provide realistic training," explained Bennett. "A place like this they have to work through issues where there's something in their way, or they can't see clearly." At Columbine, a school resource officer did initially confront the two shooters but then retreated to wait for a SWAT team. RELATED: Tense active shooter situation captured in Oakland PD communications At the Napa training, local police don't wait for a SWAT team or the FBI. They go in immediately and if necessary, put themselves between the shooter and potential victims. "They have to go stop the killing. They may have to go by themselves," said FBI Trainer Ken Karch. "The difference is with an active shooter, you don't have that time. The average of these is about 3 to 5 minutes. In Sandy Hook, every 11.5 seconds, somebody was killed." The Napa College participants are from local agencies, including Calistoga, Vacaville, and Napa. "Where my odds of it happening are still pretty low, I can't play the odds," said Napa Valley College Chief of Police Ken Arnold. "I've got to have people who know what to do." Click here for more stories on active shooter situations.
Restaurant fire prompts downtown Walnut Creek street closures
Restaurant fire prompts downtown Walnut Creek street closures
Sauced BBQ & Spirits on Locust Street forced to evacuate after single-alarm fire Saturday evening
WALNUT CREEK — A barbecue restaurant in downtown Walnut Creek tasted the wrong kind of smokiness Saturday evening when a fire forced an evacuation of staff and patrons, authorities said.
Crews from the Contra Costa Fire Protection District were called at 6:10 p.m. to Sauced BBQ & Spirits, on Locust Street between Bonanza and Cypress streets, for reports of heavy smoke emanating from the two-story building, fire Capt. Steve Aubert said.
All of the restaurant’s occupants were able to evacuate safely, and the fire was brought under control within 20 minutes, Aubert said. The fire made its way through both the first and second story, the latter of which houses offices, but an origin and cause were still under investigation.
There were no reported injuries to either patrons, staff, or firefighters, Aubert said.
Walnut Creek police sent out an alert around 6:45 p.m. telling motorists and pedestrians to avoid the area while fire crews and personnel tend to the fire site. Police announced about 30 minutes later that roads were re-opened.
Vanstar Corp.: Computer firm restructuring, cuts 700 jobs
Vanstar Corp. has fired 700 workers as part of a cost-cutting strategy. None of the employees were based in Atlanta.Vanstar is a $2.4 billion Atlanta-based company that designs, builds and manages corporate computer networks. Vanstar (NYSE: VST) employs 7,100 people, with additional offices in Pleasanton, Calif., Luxembourg and Hong Kong.Almost 60 percent of the downsized workers were temporary employees, many of whom were managers, said Chairman and CEO William Tauscher. Employees who worked directly with customers, such as help desk personnel and systems analysts, were not affected.In recent months, Vanstar has been hit hard by the drop in price of personal computer products. Tauscher estimated Vanstar lost about $800 million last year.The price drop was caused by Vanstar's suppliers, Compaq Computer Corp., Microsoft Corp. and Hewlett-Packard Co., bringing their product prices more in line with Dell Computer Corp., which initiated a price reduction last year. A reduction of product inventory also led to the price drop.
Vanstar posted disappointing sales results in its last quarter. Net loss for the quarter ended July 31 was $10.4 million, compared with net income for the year-earlier period of $6.6 million. Revenue in the first quarter was $655.2 million, down 3.7 percent from $680.6 million a year earlier. The company posted sales of $2.8 billion in fiscal 1998.To deal with the loss of revenue, Vanstar undertook a restructuring program, splitting the company into two divisions. The Professional Services unit will handle technology consulting. The Life Cycle Management Services will be responsible for operational support. The split was a factor that led to the reduction in Vanstar's work force.In August, Vanstar began firing employees and consolidating some facilities. Also, Vanstar will liquidate excess spare parts and write off redundant equipment. The moves are expected to result in a pretax charge of about $50 million in the second quarter ending Oct. 31, and about $75 million in annual savings.Although there is no guarantee the price of personal computers won't continue to fall, Tauscher expects the price to level off. The Asian economic crisis, however, could continue to have a negative effect on Vanstar's operations, as Asian manufacturers could lower their prices to deal with their countries' weak economies.Vanstar was formerly known as ComputerLand. Tauscher became chairman of Vanstar in 1987 after he sold a wholesale drug distributor in 1986 for $350 million. The company maintains two corporate headquarters, in Atlanta and Pleasanton, Calif. In addition to its headquarters here at 1100 Abernathy Road, it has local facilities in Alpharetta and Roswell. Its main clients are large corporations, such as BellSouth Telecommunications, Delta Air Lines Inc. and Ford Motor Co.
The company's stock price has ridden a roller coaster during the past year, ranging from $7.13 to $17.25. It closed Sept. 15 at $8.69.
