Aug 22, 2024 | False Claims Act
The DOJ announced that West Coast Dental Administrative Services LLC and its owners/founders, Drs. Soleyman Cohen-Sedgh, Farid Pakravan, and Farhad Manavi (West Coast Dental), have paid $6.3 million to resolve allegations of violating the False Claims Act (FCA) by...
Aug 22, 2024 | False Claims Act
On August 20, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Intrepid U.S.A. Inc., headquartered in Dallas, along with its various wholly-owned subsidiaries, has agreed to pay $3.85 million to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act. These allegations involved...
Aug 18, 2024 | False Claims Act, PPP Investigations
On August 15, 2024, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California announced that a Calabasas-based law firm, The Bloom Firm, and two members of the firm’s senior management, had agreed to pay $274,000 to settle allegations that...
Aug 18, 2024 | False Claims Act, Health Care, Health Care Fraud, Medicare and Medicaid
On August 16, 2024, the plaintiff’s law firm Phillips & Cohen announced that health insurance giant Humana agreed to pay $90 Million to settle a qui tam whistleblower lawsuit filed under the federal False Claims Act (FCA). According to the law firm’s...
Aug 13, 2024 | Criminal Matters
The high-profile RICO trial involving rapper Young Thug, born Jeffery Williams, and several associates resumed on August 12, 2024 in Fulton County, after an eight-week delay. The trial, which began in January 2023, centers on allegations that Young Thug’s music label,...
Aug 13, 2024 | Health Care
On August 7, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the conviction of Eric Moesle, in Pataskala, Ohio. Mosele, an office manager for Elemental Dental, pleaded guilty to charges related to failing to pay over $750,000 in employment taxes and not filing the necessary...
Aug 13, 2024 | Zoning and Land Use
The State of Georgia recently enacted laws to create a regulatory framework around the manufacturing, purchase, and sale of consumable hemp products. The new state laws clarify that businesses are permitted to sell, and consumers may purchase, “consumable hemp...
Aug 12, 2024 | False Claims Act, federal investigations, Fraud Investigations
Last week, the DOJ announced two separate False Claims Act (FCA) settlements alleging the avoidance of import duties. Both were the result of qui tam whistleblower lawsuits. First, on August 8, 2024, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of...
Aug 7, 2024 | Health Care, White Collar Crime
The DOJ announced that Dr. Gregory J. Gerber has agreed to the entry of a consent judgment and permanent injunction to resolve allegations of violating the False Claims Act (FCA) and the Controlled Substance Act (CSA). According to the 2018 Complaint, between 2013 and...
Aug 7, 2024 | Zoning and Land Use
In Georgia, zoning regulations play a crucial role in promoting public health and wellness. By strategically planning land use and development, local governments can create environments that foster physical activity, mental well-being, and overall community health....
