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...
Apr 19, 2023 | False Claims Act
On March 28, 2023, the Sixth Circuit issued a notable decision in United States ex rel. Shannon Martin v. Darren Hathaway, a case involving alleged “remuneration” from a hospital to a local ophthalmologist in violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS). In its...
Apr 19, 2023 | White Collar Crime
On Thursday, April 13, 2023, nine co-conspirators were sentenced to various prison terms for their respective roles in a fraud scheme in which they submitted false claims to Tricare and the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs. John Cruise and his wife, LaShonia...
