Mar 11, 2025 | Housing Development Law, Land Use Law, Strategic Land Use, Zoning and Land Use
Inman Quarter, a vibrant mixed-use destination in Atlanta’s Inman Park, is set for a transformation through a joint venture between Jamestown and longtime owner TriBridge Residential. Jamestown, known for its expertise in placemaking and retail curation, has acquired...
Mar 4, 2025 | Medicare and Medicaid
A federal jury in Detroit convicted Sherif Khalil, a 50-year-old man from Redondo Beach, California, for his involvement in a fraud scheme that put Medicare out of over $4 million. The fraud stemmed from the submission of false claims for medically unnecessary urine...
Mar 4, 2025 | Land Use Law
Atlanta’s Upper Westside is undergoing a significant transformation, with large-scale developments like BRYKS Upper Westside redefining land use in the area. Located along 2200 Marietta Boulevard, this project reflects the broader trend of repurposing industrial...
Feb 28, 2025 | False Claims Act, Government Investigations, Health Care, Health Care Fraud
Back in January, we wrote about a district judge in Massachusetts who granted summary judgment in favor of a False Claims Act (FCA) defendant, ruling that the “but for” causation standard should be applied when violations of the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS)...
Feb 25, 2025 | Health Care, Health Care Fraud, Healthcare Transactions
On February 20, 2025, Gregory Schreck, 50, of Johnson County, Kansas, pleaded guilty to orchestrating an internet-based operation that defrauded Medicare and other federal health care benefit programs of more than $1 billion. Schreck, vice president at healthcare...
Feb 25, 2025 | Land Use Law, Land Zoning Law
A long-awaited connection between the Atlanta Beltline and one of the city’s busiest commercial corridors is finally nearing completion. After more than a decade of planning and construction, a new ramp linking the Eastside Trail to Ponce de Leon Avenue is set to open...
Feb 24, 2025 | False Claims Act
The DOJ announced that Saad Healthcare, an Alabama corporation offering health care and hospice services, will pay $3 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act (“FCA”) by submitting fraudulent claims for hospice care to Medicare. According...
Feb 20, 2025 | DMEPOS, Government Investigations, Health Care, Health Care Fraud, Medicare and Medicaid
If you are a DMEPOS supplier and are purchasing opt-in Medicare leads, you should be aware of Medicare’s prohibition against telephone solicitation of beneficiaries. In order to enroll as a Medicare DMEPOS supplier, and as a condition of payment, DMEPOS providers must...
Feb 19, 2025 | White Collar Crime
On February 14, 2025, the Department of Justice announced that a Nevada woman pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States in connection with COVID-19-related employment tax credits. According to court documents, Candies Goode-McCoy, of Las Vegas, was...
