Apr 11, 2023 | Criminal Matters
On April 10, the Department of Justice announced a former member of Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex’s (EKCC) internal affairs department pleaded guilty to one count of deprivation of an inmate’s civil rights, and a former EKCC sergeant pleaded guilty to three...
Apr 11, 2023 | False Claims Act
The U.S. Department of Justice announced that a North Carolina Pharmacy agreed to pay more than $213K to resolve allegations it violated the False Claims Act. The federal FCA prohibits any person from knowingly presenting, or causing to be presented, a false or...
Apr 11, 2023 | False Claims Act
Chilivis Grubman attorneys have discussed the government’s increased scrutiny of PPP loans. As a reminder, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) provided over $600 billion in PPP Loans to businesses during the peak fallout of the...
Apr 4, 2023 | Fraud Investigations, Government Investigations, Health Care Fraud
Karen Sarkisyan, Gayk Akhsharumov, and Babken Chalkadryan, of San Gabriel Hospice & Palliative Care Inc. (“San Gabriel”), were each previously charged in the U.S Central District Court of California with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to...
Apr 4, 2023 | Civil Matters, Employment Law
On March 30, 2023, Senior U.S. District Judge C. Ashley Royal ordered that Stephanie Maddox, a former Athens-Clarke County internal auditor, could proceed in her lawsuit alleging First Amendment retaliation against Athens-Clarke County. However, her retaliation claims...
