Jan 24, 2023 | Election Law
In May of 2020, Georgian Tomas Miko sued his then-State Representative Vernon Jones in federal court for allegedly violating Miko’s First Amendment rights when Representative Jones blocked Miko from his Facebook page after having “initially exchange[d] barbs...
Jan 17, 2023 | False Claims Act
Last week, the United States Supreme Court consolidated and agreed to hear two False Claims Act (FCA) qui tam cases out of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. The issue in those cases is whether and when a defendant’s contemporaneous subjective understanding or...
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...
