---
title: Defense, Medicaid and Tax Cases Share a Day on the Justice Department Docket
description: A guilty plea in a Hawaii defense case, a Medicaid indictment in Virginia, a tax preparer shutdown in Florida and an elder fraud report landed together, showing where federal prosecutors are spending their attention.
canonical: https://hangingcontext.com/stories/2026-10-29/doj-fraud-enforcement-docket/
last-updated: 2026-10-29
url: https://hangingcontext.com/stories/2026-10-29/doj-fraud-enforcement-docket/
published: 2026-10-29T01:07:20Z
edition: 2026-10-29T00
newsroom: federal-government
beat: None
trust: reported
source_count: 5
cited_manifest_ids: ['1793226402753963962', '1793226402753934598', '1793226402753526612', '1793207921376798929', '1793226402753104463']
---

# Defense, Medicaid and Tax Cases Share a Day on the Justice Department Docket

*A guilty plea in a Hawaii defense case, a Medicaid indictment in Virginia, a tax preparer shutdown in Florida and an elder fraud report landed together, showing where federal prosecutors are spending their attention.*

Reported · 5 sources · Federal Government · Published 2026-10-29 01:07 UTC

## Key facts

- Carlos Duque pleaded guilty to conspiracy, bribery and major fraud tied to Hawaii defense contracts, with the Army paying over 3 million dollars to the contractors company. [cites: 1793226402753963962]
- A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia indicted Mikia Antoneice Noble in a 49 million dollar scheme targeting Virginia Medicaid mental health crisis services. [cites: 1793226402753934598]
- Eric Tabaro Nshimiye was convicted on four counts of perjury and one count of obstruction of justice over concealment of material information about his involvement in the 1994 Rwandan genocide. [cites: 1793226402753526612]
- The Justice Department Civil Division released its eighth annual report to Congress on elder fraud and abuse, covering July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. [cites: 1793207921376798929]

## The defense case

Carlos Duque pleaded guilty to conspiracy, bribery and major fraud in a scheme involving Hawaii defense contracts. The Justice Department account says Duque conspired with defense contractors Brian Kent and Leonard Pick, and that the scheme ran from January 2021 to October 2022. [cites: 1793226402753963962]

The money in the account is uneven in a way that matters for anyone who works with subcontractors. Duque personally received approximately 55,000 dollars in bribes, while the total bribe amount in the scheme was approximately 1.25 million dollars over five years, and the Army paid over 3 million dollars to Kent and Pick's company. Duque agreed to forfeit 55,166.70 dollars as part of the plea agreement. [cites: 1793226402753963962]

The exposure attached to the plea is substantial. Duque faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison for the conspiracy charge, 15 years for the bribery charge and 10 years for the major fraud charge. A federal grand jury returned an indictment against Kent and Pick in May 2026, and their trial is scheduled for May 17, 2027, so this part of the case is still open. [cites: 1793226402753963962]

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## Health care and tax fraud

In Virginia, a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia returned an indictment against Mikia Antoneice Noble, a 37-year-old mental health professional from North Chesterfield. The indictment was returned on October 20, 2026, and Noble was arrested on October 28, 2026. The alleged scheme involved 49 million dollars and targeted Virginia Medicaid, specifically mental health crisis services. [cites: 1793226402753934598]

An indictment is a charge, not a verdict, and the distinction matters here because the Virginia case is at the charging stage while the Hawaii case has produced a guilty plea. Readers who track health care enforcement should treat the 49 million dollar figure as the alleged size of the scheme, not as an amount proved at trial. [cites: 1793226402753934598]

In Florida, enforcement took a different form: a shutdown rather than a charge. The United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida issued a permanent injunction against tax preparer Aniel Saint-Hilaire, prohibiting him from preparing tax returns, advising others on tax preparation, consulting with a tax preparation business, working in one, investing in one or receiving fees from one. [cites: 1793226402753104463]

## A conviction and a report

Eric Tabaro Nshimiye, 54, was convicted on four counts of perjury and one count of obstruction of justice. The conviction relates to the concealment of material information concerning his involvement in the 1994 Rwandan genocide. This case sits apart from the fraud docket in subject matter, but it shares the docket's theme: conduct that depends on concealing material facts eventually meets a courtroom test. [cites: 1793226402753526612]

The Justice Department Civil Division also released its eighth annual report to Congress on efforts to combat elder fraud and abuse. The report covers the period from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, and details departmental efforts in enforcement, victim support and training. It is a stocktaking document rather than a single case, and it frames the individual prosecutions as part of a continuing program rather than isolated actions. [cites: 1793207921376798929]

## Why this docket matters

This suggests a practical point for professionals who touch federal money, whether through defense subcontracts, Medicaid billing or tax preparation. The cases do not share a defendant or a scheme, but they share a mechanism: a payment stream that someone steered, billed or prepared, and a paper trail that prosecutors could follow. The Hawaii plea shows the subcontracting version, the Virginia indictment shows the health care version, and the Florida injunction shows the tax preparation version. [cites: 1793226402753963962, 1793226402753934598, 1793226402753104463]

The open items are the ones to watch. The Kent and Pick trial is scheduled for May 17, 2027, the Virginia indictment still has to be proved, and the elder fraud report describes a full year of work without, in the material cited here, naming a single headline result. A docket like this one rewards patience: the plea is done, the rest is still moving. [cites: 1793226402753963962, 1793226402753934598, 1793207921376798929]

## What is still unresolved

- Outcome of the scheduled May 17, 2027 trial of Brian Kent and Leonard Pick.
- Whether the allegations in the Virginia Medicaid indictment are proved at trial.
- Sentencing outcome for Carlos Duque.
- Specific enforcement results behind the elder fraud report beyond the enforcement, victim support and training areas it details.

## Decision card

- **Useful for:** Professionals who work with federal contracts, Medicaid billing or tax preparation and want to see current enforcement patterns.; Compliance staff reviewing subcontracting and billing controls.
- **Not for:** Anyone looking for a verdict in the Virginia Medicaid case, which is at the indictment stage.; Anyone seeking investment or legal advice from a news summary.
- **Compare against:** Prior Justice Department fraud dockets for defense, health care and tax cases.; The next annual elder justice report for year-over-year comparison.

## Provenance ledger

| Manifest id | Title | Source | Claims used | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `1793226402753963962` | Former Army Official Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy, Bribery, and Major Fraud Related to Hawaii Defense Contracts | [doj-justice-news](https://justice.gov/opa/pr/former-army-official-pleads-guilty-conspiracy-bribery-and-major-fraud-related-hawaii-defense) | 1793226636195056815, 1793226636270195391, 1793226636235848621, 1793226636207864507, 1793226636252622806, 1793226636247148191, 1793226636300462732, 1793226636276405844, 1793226636282013642, 1793226636289904027, 1793226636306024418, 1793226636311844735 | 10-28 00:00 |
| `1793226402753934598` | Virginia Mental Health Professional Charged in $49M Medicaid Fraud Scheme | [doj-justice-news](https://justice.gov/opa/pr/virginia-mental-health-professional-charged-49m-medicaid-fraud-scheme) | 1793228825751558008, 1793228825761708861, 1793228825760878519, 1793228825754768101, 1793228825756392398, 1793228825753763958, 1793228825763640346, 1793228825757044238 | 10-28 00:00 |
| `1793226402753526612` | Ohio Man Convicted for Lying About His Involvement in the Rwandan Genocide | [doj-justice-news](https://justice.gov/opa/pr/ohio-man-convicted-lying-about-his-involvement-rwandan-genocide) | 1793228825194061224, 1793228825196287009, 1793228825197430374, 1793228825192022549 | 10-28 00:00 |
| `1793207921376798929` | Justice Department Releases Eighth Annual Elder Justice Report | [doj-justice-news](https://justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-releases-eighth-annual-elder-justice-report) | 1793208195075383941, 1793208195083285418, 1793208195091626955 | 10-28 00:00 |
| `1793226402753104463` | Court Orders Miami Tax Return Preparer to Permanently Shut Down Tax Preparation Business | [doj-justice-news](https://justice.gov/opa/pr/court-orders-miami-tax-return-preparer-permanently-shut-down-tax-preparation-business) | 1793226629483399282, 1793226629489430081, 1793226629490879909, 1793226629498891177, 1793226629496695518, 1793226629492627851, 1793226629494842526 | 10-28 00:00 |

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- `1793226402753526612`
- `1793207921376798929`
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