Oct 9, 2024 | White Collar Crime
On October 7, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Kenneth Marston, a Massachusetts business owner, pleaded guilty to willfully failing to collect, account for, and pay payroll taxes owed by his companies. Marston owned and operated Bowmar Steel Industries...
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...
Jul 26, 2024 | White Collar Crime
The DOJ announced that Dr. Michael Fletcher, former member of the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure (KBML), was convicted of three counts of unlawful distribution of a controlled substance. Fletcher worked as physician at Interventional Pain Specialists located in...
Jul 26, 2024 | Criminal Matters, White Collar Crime
On July 23, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that a federal jury convicted Dr. Adrian Dexter Talbot, 58, of Slidell, Louisiana, of conspiring to distribute over 1.8 million doses of Schedule II controlled substances, including oxycodone and morphine, and...
Jul 16, 2024 | White Collar Crime
On July 12, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Quintan Cockerell, 43, of Palos Verdes Estates, California, was sentenced to prison following his conviction on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States, receiving kickbacks, and money laundering....
Jun 27, 2024 | Criminal Matters, federal investigations, SEC Investigations, White Collar Crime
This week, the Supreme Court issued a flurry of important decisions, including two major decisions related to white collar criminal enforcement, both which deal significant blows to the government. Snyder v. United States – Supreme Court Significantly Limits Scope of...