Mar 24, 2022 | COVID-19 Related Law, Fraud Investigations
On March 18, 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice announced a guilty plea by Mr. Gurgen Israyelyan for the theft of government property associated with COVID-19 relief funds. Mr. Israyelyan owned or controlled several entities, including Saint Christopher Hospice,...
Mar 18, 2022 | Cyber Law, DOJ, Fraud Investigations
On March 8, the Department of Justice announced that it had reached a settlement with a defense contractor resolving allegations that the contractor had violated the False Claims Act by failing to take sufficient steps to safeguard sensitive information from...
Mar 16, 2022 | Data Breach, Health Care
Protenus, a healthcare compliance analytics company that offers privacy monitoring and drug diversion surveillance technology, has become a reliable source for healthcare and privacy professionals. Since 2016, Protenus has published an annual report, the “Breach...
Mar 16, 2022 | Election Law
Around the country, state legislatures have been crafting new voting maps following release of the 2020 Census data to recalibrate districts with the appropriate number or proportion of residents for each district. Many newly created maps were swiftly challenged by...
Mar 16, 2022 | Election Law
In March, the Georgia General Assembly passed and Governor Kemp signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 120, titled the “Ethics in Government Act of 2021.” This bill ushered in a number of meaningful changes and additions to the campaign finance and ethics laws already in...
Mar 10, 2022 | COVID-19 Related Law, Fraud Investigations, White Collar Crime
On March 10, the Department of Justice announced the appointment of a chief prosecutor to oversee enforcement efforts stemming from fraud against COVID-19 pandemic relief funds. Associate Deputy Attorney General Kevin Chambers has been named the Director for COVID-19...
Mar 9, 2022 | Fraud Investigations
On March 4, 2022, the Department of Justice announced the sentencing of two Florida tax preparers. Nikency Alexis, the owner and operator of Unity Tax & Financial Services, a Broward County tax preparation business, was sentenced to 45 months in prison, and Thony...
Feb 28, 2022 | White Collar Crime
Since 2020, Chilivis Grubman attorneys have monitored and written about indictments, guilty verdicts, and prison sentences related to COVID-19 relief programs. In September 2020, CG attorneys wrote about then Attorney General Bill Barr’s instruction to the DOJ to...
Feb 28, 2022 | Government Affairs
The Georgia Open Records Act (ORA) gives individuals and entities the right to obtain records from their state and local governments. The government officials receiving requests for records generally must provide the requested records within three days. Failure to...
