Mar 29, 2024 | Government Investigations
On March 12, a federal jury in Washington, D.C., unanimously found Roman Sterlingov, a dual Russian-Swedish national, guilty on all charges related to his involvement with Bitcoin Fog, which operated as a bitcoin mixing service on the darknet. Sterlingov was involved...
Mar 26, 2024 | False Claims Act, Government Investigations, Health Care
Governor Brian Kemp’s conservative alternative to the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion has proven to be a costly endeavor that has provided minimal medical care coverage to Georgia enrollees. The Georgia Pathways to Coverage plan (“Pathways”) places a...
Feb 23, 2024 | False Claims Act, Fraud Investigations, Government Investigations, Health Care, Health Care Fraud, Medicare and Medicaid, White Collar Crime
On February 22, the Department of Justice (DOJ) released its annual False Claims Act (FCA) statistics for Fiscal Year 2023. The DOJ’s press release announced the “highest number of settlements and judgments in history,” at 543 total settlements and judgments....
Dec 14, 2023 | Government Contract, Government Investigations
As Georgia continues to roll out its medical cannabis program, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has placed a significant roadblock that impedes pharmacy sales of low-THC oil, a key component of the program. In a notice sent to pharmacies in the state,...
Dec 12, 2023 | Government Investigations
On December 11, the Department of Justice announced a California man, Keith Berman, CEO and sole director of Decision Diagnostics Corp. (DECN), pleaded guilty to securities fraud, wire fraud, and obstruction of an official proceeding. The charges are related to...
Dec 4, 2023 | Government Investigations
On November 16, a federal jury convicted three individuals from Texas for their alleged roles in a prescription compound cream operation, involving claims totaling over $145 million. Dehshid “David” Nourian, Christopher Rydberg, and Dr. Michael Taba, a McKinney-based...
