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New healthcare fraud indictment charges doctors and DME executives with bribery and kickback allegations

April 9, 2019

On April 9. 2019,, the Department of Justice announced healthcare fraud arrests of 24 individuals, including doctors and executives at telemedicine and durable medical equipment (DME) companies. Theses arrests are the result of federal charges relating to alleged bribes and illegal kickbacks. The government’s allegations describe a federal healthcare fraud scheme within which doctors…

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Jussie Smollett Indicted

March 18, 2019

Our firm has represented many people in the State of Georgia who have been charged with serious felonies. When these types of cases appear in the news, sometimes involving high profile individuals, Attorney Page Pate is contacted by the media to discuss the charges. In this case, Jussie Smollett, an actor, was charged with 16 […]

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Racketeering Charges and Likely Defenses in “Operation Varsity Blues” Indictment

March 12, 2019

Today, federal prosecutors made headlines when they announced that the government has charged fifty people with racketeering, fraud, bribery, and money laundering offenses. The government is accusing these individuals of participating in an alleged college admissions scheme through which the defendants helped students get into elite universities by helping them cheat on exams and brib…

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Court Battle Over Congressional Subpoena?

March 7, 2019

TRANSCRIPT Christi: Again, just to reiterate, this week, “The New York Times” reported President Trump ordered a security clearance for his son-in-law Jared Kushner. This is over the objections of other White House staffers. The Congressional reaction to that report was immediate. The Chairman of the House Oversight Committee says he wants to see White […]

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Exploding E-Cigarette Causes Texas Man’s Wrongful Death

February 21, 2019

News outlets across the country have been reporting on the tragic case of William Brown, a young man in Texas who died after an electronic cigarette exploded in his mouth. According to doctors, metal pieces from the defective product lodged themselves in Brown’s throat and cut an artery in his neck. Due to the lack […]

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