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Offshore Bank Accounts Targeted in Federal Tax Fraud Investigations

May 5, 2013

The Department of Justice announced on Monday that a federal district court in California had authorized service of a “John Doe summons” aimed at uncovering information about offshore Caribbean holdings of U.S. taxpayers suspected of evading or underpaying federal taxes. The DOJ’s investigation is one part of a much larger push by the government in […]

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Page Pate successfully resolves case for doctor charged with operating “Pill Mill”

May 3, 2013

Our firm was retained by Dr. Samuel Mintlow last year after a pain clinic he worked for was raided by federal agents. The pain clinic, Liberty Wellness Center in Norcross, was owned and operated by two individuals who were engaged in the trafficking of Oxycodone. Dr. Mintlow had no knowledge of the owners’ illegal activities, […]

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Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Enforcement Actions Down, Prosecutions of Individuals Up

April 28, 2013

A recent article in Corporate Counsel noted a somewhat strange trend in federal enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the primary federal law used to prohibit payment of bribes to foreign government officials. The article notes that 2013 has started off as a very slow year for FCPA enforcement actions, with either one or zero […]

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Federal Criminal Charges Brought Against Macon State Prison Officers

April 17, 2013

Yesterday the Department of Justice announced that the deputy warden of Macon State Prison and seven former prison officers have been indicted in the Middle District of Georgia on federal charges including civil rights violations, conspiracy, and obstruction of justice. The charges follow previous guilty pleas by three other former Macon State Prison officers. The […]

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Federal Criminal Charges Brought Against Internet Sports Gambling Business

April 15, 2013

The Department of Justice recently announced the unsealing of indictments in the Western District of Oklahoma against 34 individuals and 23 corporate entities charging them for participation in a vast international gambling and money-laundering scheme. The alleged gambling scheme involves acts spanning nearly a decade in three countries. The government claims that over the period, […

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