A federal district court in Nevada has imposed a 40-month prison sentence on Eduardo “Eddie” Lopez of Las Vegas, along with significant financial penalties, according to a statement from the Justice Department. Lopez was ordered to pay $550,000 in fines and $2.4 million in restitution to the purchaser of his home healthcare company. He must also forfeit $10.4 million linked to the fraudulent sale of that business.
The ruling follows Lopez’s April conviction for leading a wage-fixing conspiracy involving home healthcare nurses in the Las Vegas region between March 2016 and May 2019. Prosecutors said he also concealed an ongoing antitrust investigation when selling his staffing company for more than $10 million, per a statement from federal authorities.
“American workers are the bedrock of President Trump’s administration,” said Attorney General Pamela Bondi. “We will continue to tirelessly fight for the innocent, like the hardworking nurses harmed in this case.”…