A federal court in New Jersey has permanently enjoined Roxanna Cedeno, who did business as RC Travel Agency, from preparing federal tax returns or participating in any tax-preparation business. The order, entered by the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, marks a significant enforcement action in the government’s ongoing effort to police alleged misconduct by return preparers.

The case, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. CEDENO, is a reminder that the Department of Justice continues to use civil injunction actions to shut down preparers it believes pose an ongoing risk to the tax system.

The Justice Department has announced a $36.4 million settlement with Access DX Laboratory, its former CEO Michael Stewart, and Florida businessman Harold Shatz to resolve allegations that the defendants participated in a kickback-driven scheme involving medically unnecessary genetic testing billed to Medicare and Medicaid. The case is the latest sign that federal healthcare-fraud enforcement remains sharply focused on laboratory testing arrangements, referral relationships, and claims tied to questionable medical necessity.

According to the government, the settlement resolves allegations under the False Claims Act arising from payments intended to generate referrals for expensive genetic tests, along with the submission of claims to federal healthcare programs for tests that were not medically necessary.

Cleveland-Cliffs has agreed to a proposed settlement with the United States that would require at least $12 million in corrective measures at its Middletown Works facility, resolving a long-running federal suit over alleged hazardous-waste discharges in Ohio federal court. While the dollar figure is notable on its own, the bigger takeaway for legal and compliance teams is the government’s continued emphasis on operational fixes and facility remediation—not just civil penalties—when pursuing environmental enforcement.

That distinction matters.