Mar 10, 2022 | COVID-19 Related Law, Fraud Investigations, White Collar Crime
On March 10, the Department of Justice announced the appointment of a chief prosecutor to oversee enforcement efforts stemming from fraud against COVID-19 pandemic relief funds. Associate Deputy Attorney General Kevin Chambers has been named the Director for COVID-19...
Mar 9, 2022 | Fraud Investigations
On March 4, 2022, the Department of Justice announced the sentencing of two Florida tax preparers. Nikency Alexis, the owner and operator of Unity Tax & Financial Services, a Broward County tax preparation business, was sentenced to 45 months in prison, and Thony...
Feb 28, 2022 | White Collar Crime
Since 2020, Chilivis Grubman attorneys have monitored and written about indictments, guilty verdicts, and prison sentences related to COVID-19 relief programs. In September 2020, CG attorneys wrote about then Attorney General Bill Barr’s instruction to the DOJ to...
Feb 28, 2022 | Government Affairs
The Georgia Open Records Act (ORA) gives individuals and entities the right to obtain records from their state and local governments. The government officials receiving requests for records generally must provide the requested records within three days. Failure to...