Jan 31, 2023 | Health Care Fraud, White Collar Crime
The DOJ announced that 25 defendants have been charged with selling fake nursing degrees and transcripts from three accredited Florida-based nursing schools. All defendants face up to 20 years in prison after being charged with varying counts of conspiracy to commit...
Jan 31, 2023 | White Collar Crime
Sherry Joseph was sentenced to 45 months in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud for her role in a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) scheme. Joseph, of New York, was indicted for wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud in September...
Jan 31, 2023 | False Claims Act
Philip Esformes (Esformes) is a former Florida nursing home mogul who was sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment in 2020 after being found guilty of healthcare fraud. In the last days of his presidency, former president Donald Trump commuted Esformes’ prison sentence....
Jan 31, 2023 | Government Investigations, Health Care Fraud
Mark Sorensen was found guilty, by a federal jury, of one count of conspiracy and three counts of payment of illegal kickbacks. Sorensen, along with 52 additional individuals, was indicted in September 2019 as part of a Midwest health care fraud enforcement action....
Jan 26, 2023 | Government Contract, Government Investigations
In a post published a couple weeks ago, we discussed the strides made by Georgia to legalize and facilitate the sale and use of medical cannabis in the state. One of the final steps to that end was the adoption of regulations that had been proposed by the Georgia...
