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Conyers doctor pays $1,850,000 to resolve allegations that she performed and billed for medically unnecessary cataract surgeries and diagnostic tests

Conyers doctor pays $1,850,000 to resolve allegations that she performed and billed for medically unnecessary cataract surgeries and diagnostic tests
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Conyers doctor pays $1,850,000 to resolve allegations that she performed and billed for medically unnecessary cataract surgeries and diagnostic tests ATLANTA –Aarti D. Pandya, M.D. and Aarti D. Pandya, M.D. P.C. (“Pandya Practice Group”) have agreed to pay approximately $1,850,000 to resolve,,,

Former Assistant Atlanta City Attorney and police officer charged in $7 million PPP fraud scheme

Former Assistant Atlanta City Attorney and police officer charged in $7 million PPP fraud scheme
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Former Assistant Atlanta City Attorney and police officer charged in $7 million PPP fraud scheme ATLANTA - Shelitha Robertson, who formerly served as an Assistant City Attorney and a police officer for the City of Atlanta, has been indicted for an alleged scheme to defraud the Paycheck Protection,,,

Airline passenger with box cutter who caused flight to be diverted has been indicted

Airline passenger with box cutter who caused flight to be diverted has been indicted
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Airline passenger with box cutter who caused flight to be diverted has been indicted ATLANTA - William Allen Liebisch has been charged with interfering with the duties of a flight crew after he brought a box cutter aboard a Fronter Airlines flight and told a fellow passenger that he wanted to stab,,,

10 charged in business email compromise and money laundering schemes targeting Medicare, Medicaid, and other victims

10 charged in business email compromise and money laundering schemes targeting Medicare, Medicaid, and other victims
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10 charged in business email compromise and money laundering schemes targeting Medicare, Medicaid, and other victims ATLANTA - The U.S. Department of Justice announced charges against 10 defendants in multiple states in connection with multiple business email compromise (BEC), money laundering, and,,,

Georgia woman charged with defrauding FEMA in connection with $156 million Hurricane Maria contract

Georgia woman charged with defrauding FEMA in connection with $156 million Hurricane Maria contract
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Georgia woman charged with defrauding FEMA in connection with $156 million Hurricane Maria contract ATLANTA – Tiffany Brown has been indicted for allegedly defrauding the Federal Emergency Management Agency (“FEMA”) in connection with a nearly $156 million contract she was awarded that required,,,

Florida man pleads guilty for his role in international health care fraud scheme

Florida man pleads guilty for his role in international health care fraud scheme
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Florida man pleads guilty for his role in international health care fraud scheme ATLANTA – Nagaindra Srivastav has pleaded guilty to conspiracy and kickback charges for his role in selling fraudulent doctors’ orders to his co-conspirators, who used the orders to obtain at least $25 million in,,,

DermaTran and three other pharmacies pay over $6.8 million to settle civil claims

DermaTran and three other pharmacies pay over $6.8 million to settle civil claims
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DermaTran and three other pharmacies pay over $6.8 million to settle civil claims ATLANTA - DermaTran Health Solutions, LLC; Pharmacy Insurance Administrators, LLC; Legends Pharmacy; TriadRx; and the former owners of Lake Side Pharmacy and related entities, agreed to pay $6,876,564 to resolve,,,

Couple charged with using fictitious employer accounts and stolen identities to fraudulently obtain more than $1.5 million in Unemployment Insurance benefits

Couple charged with using fictitious employer accounts and stolen identities to fraudulently obtain more than $1.5 million in Unemployment Insurance benefits
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Couple charged with using fictitious employer accounts and stolen identities to fraudulently obtain more than $1.5 million in Unemployment Insurance benefits ATLANTA - Shenita Daniel and Wayne A. Lowe, Jr., have been indicted for allegedly using numerous stolen identities to fraudulently claim,,,

Former postal worker sentenced to 30 years in prison for producing child pornography and possessing stolen mail

Former postal worker sentenced to 30 years in prison for producing child pornography and possessing stolen mail
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Former postal worker sentenced to 30 years in prison for producing child pornography and possessing stolen mail ROME, Ga. - Stacy Keith Wisener, a repeat sex offender, has been sentenced to three decades in federal prison for sexually abusing an 11-year-old girl and producing child pornography,,,

Lithonia man operating federal student loan discharge scam sentenced to federal prison

Lithonia man operating federal student loan discharge scam sentenced to federal prison
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Lithonia man operating federal student loan discharge scam sentenced to federal prison ATLANTA – De’reek Banks has been sentenced for operating a scheme that caused approximately $48,000,000 in outstanding federal student loans to be fraudulently discharged by exploiting a program intended for,,,

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