Jun 25, 2024 | Criminal Matters, Government Investigations, Health Care, Health Care Fraud
On June 24, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the sentencing of two pharmacy owners in a case involving allegations of false claims submitted to Medicare and subsequent money laundering. Peter Khaim, 44, and his brother Arkadiy Khaimov, 41, both from Forest...
Jun 25, 2024 | Election Law
On June 17, 2024, the Georgia Ethics Commission entered a final order against Georgia state Representative Carl Gilliard (D-Savannah) finding that he had “improperly utilized approximately $30,000.00 in campaign contributions,” which Rep. Gilliard acknowledged. He...
Jun 18, 2024 | White Collar Crime
The DOJ just announced that Kathleen Breault, a midwife at Sage-Femme Midwifery PLLC (Sage-Femme), has pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud the United States and its departments and agencies. Breault’s guilty plea came after she admitted her role in a scheme that...
Jun 18, 2024 | Trademark Enforcement, Trademark Protection
As of April 2024, Virginia Beach icons Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo, of the production team the Neptunes, were locked in a legal battle. Rolling Stone magazine reports that Chad Hugo has accused his long-time friend and collaborator, Pharrell Williams, of...