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...
Oct 3, 2023 | Government Contract
Following the Georgia Court of Appeals’ recent reversal of the $6 million verdict against the City of Brookhaven, its Mayor, and City Manager earlier this year as described in this blog post, the trial court judge recently ordered a new trial of the case. As...
Oct 3, 2023 | Government Contract
In an important step for easing access to banking, insurance, and other financial services for businesses in the cannabis industry, on September 27, the U.S. Senate Banking Committee passed The Secure and Fair Enforcement Regulation (SAFER) Banking Act with a 14-9...
Sep 26, 2023 | Criminal Matters
On September 25, 2023, the Department of Justice announced Armando Herrera, of Miami, Florida, entered a guilty plea involving a conspiracy case related to the introduction of adulterated and misbranded drugs into interstate commerce. According to official court...
