Aug 10, 2020 | Government Investigations, White Collar Crime
On August 6, 2020, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia announced that it had charged a Georgia businessman with “hoarding and price gouging” in violation of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (DPA). According to the government’s...
Jul 30, 2020 | COVID-19 Related Law, Government Investigations, Health Care, Medicare and Medicaid
On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed into the law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”). The CARES Act includes a Provider Relief Fund (“PRF”) with more than $100 billion to reimburse eligible providers for healthcare-related...
Jul 21, 2020 | Fraud Investigations, Health Care
Since the beginning of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the use of telemedicine and telehealth services has skyrocketed. In March, we wrote about the temporary expansion of telehealth services by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Specifically, CMS...
Jun 15, 2020 | Government Investigations
Though it seems like the school year just ended, some school districts in the metro Atlanta area will resume in only seven weeks. Needless to say, many aspects of schools and the school year will look different when students return for the 2020-2021 academic year....
