Oct 16, 2023 | Government Contract
On October 12, 2023, the Georgia Court of Appeals dismissed and denied the appeals of companies seeking review of decisions denying them a medical cannabis production license. The appeals concerned a procedural question only and did not address the substantive...
Oct 12, 2023 | Government Affairs, Government Investigations
On October 11, 2023, the Supreme Court of Georgia denied the Georgia First Amendment Foundation (GFAF)’s petition for writ of certiorari, which sought to have the Court unseal records concerning Georgia’s application process for awarding licenses to companies...
Oct 11, 2023 | White Collar Crime
The DOJ just announced that Lourdes Navarro pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud. Navarro now faces up to 20 years in prison for her role in a $359 million scheme the Government alleges exploited the COVID-19 pandemic. According to...
Oct 11, 2023 | Government Investigations
Use of telemedicine and telehealth services skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic. At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) temporarily waived some requirements that providers must typically follow to bill for...
Oct 10, 2023 | False Claims Act, White Collar Crime
COVID relief fund fraud has been a focus of the Department of Justice since the various programs’ inception. Since the CARES Act was signed into law, CG attorneys have warned about heightened enforcement efforts. CG attorneys wrote about the increased risk of...
