May 3, 2023 | White Collar Crime
On April 28, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Qasim Khan of Milwaukee, Wisconsin pleaded guilty to willfully filing a false tax return. Khan is a businessman who helped secure international business deals for his clients. According to the DOJ, Khan owned and...
Apr 28, 2023 | Criminal Matters
On April 25, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the conviction of Georgia physician, Dr. Audrey Arona. Dr. Arona pleaded guilty to charges related to the sale of drug that contained human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG), marketed as a weight lost product. HCG is...
Apr 28, 2023 | White Collar Crime
In 2019, the U.S. Department of Justice announced “Operation Brace Yourself,” which included charges against 24 criminal defendants related to dispensing orthotic braces using telemedicine that resulted in an estimated $1.5 billion in cost avoidance, according to the...
Apr 25, 2023 | Election Law
On March 27, 2023, the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission (the “Commission”), formerly known as the State Ethics Commission – and likely to be renamed the State Ethics Commission yet again per legislation that passed early this...
Apr 19, 2023 | False Claims Act
On April 13, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a press release noting that Adobe agreed to pay $3 million to resolve allegations it paid kickbacks to companies in violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) and False Claims Act (FCA). The FCA...
