Jan 26, 2023 | Government Contract, Government Investigations
In a post published a couple weeks ago, we discussed the strides made by Georgia to legalize and facilitate the sale and use of medical cannabis in the state. One of the final steps to that end was the adoption of regulations that had been proposed by the Georgia...
Jan 24, 2023 | Government Investigations, White Collar Crime
On January 20, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the sentencing of Mun Chol Myong (Mun), a national of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). Mun was sentenced in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to time served of 45 months’...
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 12, 2023 | Government Affairs, Government Investigations
For several years now, Georgia has been moving toward permitting medical cannabis sales in Georgia. In 2015, Haleigh’s Hope Act was signed into law, which allowed possession by qualifying patients of low THC oil, a form of medical cannabis, but notably the Act did...
Dec 21, 2022 | Criminal Matters, Government Investigations
The U.S. Department of Justice announced that Christopher Parris was sentenced to over 20 years (244 months) in prison for his involvement in a COVID-19 scheme and a multi-year Ponzi scheme. COVID-19 Fraud Scheme. Mr. Parris’ COVID-19 scheme was unlike the...
Dec 14, 2022 | Fraud Investigations, Government Investigations
The DOJ just announced that Paul Andrecola, a New Jersey business owner, was sentenced to 5 years in prison for selling $2.7 million worth of unregistered pesticides. Andrecola was previously charged with one count of knowingly distributing or selling an unregistered...
