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Whistleblower lawsuit leads to $66 million settlement in procurement fraud case

March 24, 2018
The Department of Justice recently announced a big settlement with a Japanese manufacturer in a serious case of government procurement fraud. Japanese manufacturer Toyoba has promised to pay $66 million to resolve two lawsuits brought against them under the False Claims Act. According to the lawsuits, Toyoba and an American distributor, Second Chance Body Armor, […]

Compounding pharmacy owners charged with healthcare fraud and money laundering

March 5, 2018
Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of Texas recently announced a 17-count indictment of three individuals accused of healthcare fraud, money laundering, and violating the federal anti-kickback statute. The indictment accuses George and Marene Tompkins, an elderly couple who owned a compounding pharmacy in Houston, of paying illegal kickbacks to Anoop Chaturvedi in exchange…

Arrests made in opioid distribution case tied to Dr. Joe Burton

March 1, 2018
The AJC reported today that forty-four people have been arrested and charged with participating in the illegal distribution of opioids across the metro Atlanta area. The arrests are linked to the ongoing criminal case of Dr. Joe Burton, who was a renowned medical examiner for several metro Atlanta counties before being charged in 2017 for […]

Expect more “straw purchaser” prosecutions in federal gun cases

February 26, 2018
Our nation has been rocked following yet another mass shooting. This time, seventeen students and teachers died in a high school in Parkland, Florida. In response, many have proposed passing new gun laws, such as stricter background checks and age limits, to prevent a straw purchaser from buying firearms and, perhaps, reduce the number of […]

Child Porn Case Dismissed

February 21, 2018
Transcript: Erin Coleman: News at 6:00 p.m. Federal prosecutors have dropped child porn charges against a former local middle school teacher. Investigative reporter Aaron Diamant is live at the federal courthouse downtown, and Arron, you spoke exclusively with that man now working to repair his reputation. Aaron: And this is where, until recently, William Kimbrell […]

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