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Federal corrections officer and inmates charged with bribery, smuggling, and drug conspiracy ATLANTA - Patrick Shackelford, a federal corrections officer at U.S. Penitentiary Atlanta (“USP Atlanta”), and Patrick Kirkman and Mitchell Arms, both federal inmates, have been arraigned on federal bribery,,,

Dr. Jeffrey M. Gallups and Entellus Medical agree to pay $4.2 million to resolve False Claims Act lawsuit alleging kick-back arrangements ATLANTA – Dr. Jeffrey M. Gallups (founder, owner, medical director and past-CEO of Milton Hall Surgical Associates (“MHSA”) a/k/a The Ear, Nose & Throat Institute,,,

Woman pleads guilty to scamming SSA and FEMA out of hundreds of thousands of dollars ATLANTA - Ivie Shevon Sajere pled guilty to a money laundering conspiracy that defrauded the Social Security Administration (“SSA”) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (“FEMA”) out of nearly $1,000,000. The,,,

VA employee sentenced for stealing ATLANTA - Kevin Rumph, Jr., has been sentenced to prison for stealing medical supplies from the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs. “It is disappointing when someone entrusted to help care for our veterans instead steals from them,” said U.S. Attorney Kurt R,,,

Human smuggling, forced labor among allegations in south Georgia federal indictment Photo courtesy of U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Georgia David H. Estes, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia, speaks during a news conference Nov. 22, 2021, to announce indictments,,,

Home health agency to pay $4.2 million to settle False Claims Act allegations ATLANTA – PruittHealth, Inc. and affiliated entities (“Pruitt”) have agreed to pay $4.2 million to resolve allegations that they submitted claims for home health services that were not covered by the Medicare and Medicaid,,,

Six defendants indicted for fraud that included targeting elderly citizens ATLANTA – Vikas Mehta, Walter Valdivia, Pradip Parikh, Jaime Salas, Alpesh Patel, and Darash Shah have been indicted, charged with wire fraud conspiracy, wire fraud, money laundering conspiracy, and money laundering. “This,,,

Atlanta man sentenced for stealing veteran’s disability benefits ATLANTA - William F. Dorsey Jr., has been sentenced to federal prison for embezzling over $150,000 from his father’s beneficiary account funded by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. “Stealing from a disabled veteran who is also,,,

Anesthesia providers and outpatient surgery centers pay more than $28 million to resolve kickback and False Claims Act allegations ATLANTA – Three anesthesia providers and several Georgia outpatient surgery centers, as well as their physician-owners and an administrator, agreed to pay more than $28,,,

Atlanta pharmacy to pay $4.6 million to settle False Claims Act allegations regarding compound medications ATLANTA – Curant, Inc., which owns pharmacies in Smyrna, Georgia and St. Petersburg, Florida, along with its owners and related entities, agreed to pay $4.6 million to resolve allegations that,,,