Jan 17, 2023 | Criminal Matters
Callers posed as U.S. government officials told victims, mostly elderly, that he or she had won a prize, but before collecting it, the victim needed to pay taxes and fees. According to the Department of Justice (DOJ), that is how a group defrauded more than 400 people...
Jan 17, 2023 | False Claims Act, Government Investigations
Last month, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Advanced Bionics LLC, a California-based manufacturer of cochlear implant system devices, had agreed to pay more than $12 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act (FCA) when it...
Jan 17, 2023 | False Claims Act
On January 9, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that a federal judge sentenced Florida doctor, Michael Ligotti, to 20 years in prison for his role in a multi-year healthcare fraud scheme that took place from 2011 to 2020. Dr. Ligotti also surrendered his...
Jan 12, 2023 | Government Affairs, Government Investigations
For several years now, Georgia has been moving toward permitting medical cannabis sales in Georgia. In 2015, Haleigh’s Hope Act was signed into law, which allowed possession by qualifying patients of low THC oil, a form of medical cannabis, but notably the Act did...
Jan 10, 2023 | Government Affairs
In 2018, the federal government enacted the 2018 Farm Bill, which legalized hemp and hemp derivatives, including CBD. The Farm Bill, however, did not regulate CBD and instead acknowledged that the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) could regulate those products...
