Jun 22, 2022 | Government Contract
In 2020, the Georgia General Assembly proposed a constitutional amendment that would allow Georgians to more easily challenge the constitutionality of state laws and actions. The amendment, which voters overwhelmingly supported, waived sovereign immunity (otherwise...
Jun 17, 2022 | White Collar Crime
On June 10, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia announced the indictment by a federal grand jury of a former physician’s assistant, Theresa Pickering, in connection with alleged health care fraud, identity theft, and illegal...
Jun 8, 2022 | False Claims Act
On June 2, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Georgia announced that a Middle District Judge had ruled in the government’s favor against Middle Georgia Family Rehab in a case involving allegedly false claims submitted to TRICARE and...
Jun 8, 2022 | Health Care Fraud
The DOJ announced that Kateline Lavache, a family nurse practitioner of Hampton, Georgia, was arrested June 1st for her role in a health care fraud scheme. According to the indictment, Lavache and her co-conspirators allegedly prescribed medically unnecessary durable...
