Mar 30, 2022 | Election Law
Stacey Abrams, the unopposed Democratic candidate for governor in Georgia, has filed a federal lawsuit seeking permission to utilize her leadership committee, a type of political committee available to the Republican and Democratic nominees for governor that may raise...
Mar 30, 2022 | Uncategorized
The government is cracking down on tax fraud. On March 24, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the district court accepted a Michigan man’s guilty plea for filing a false individual income tax return with the IRS. According to court documents, Steven A. Mills...
Mar 30, 2022 | Health Care
On March 24, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced that James Pierre, a doctor in Houston, was convicted for unlawfully prescribing more than one million hydrocodone and carisoprodol pills. This opioid combination is widely known as a “Las Vegas Cocktail.” ...
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...
