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Lacey Act Indictments Continue to Increase in Federal Court

March 19, 2013

Last week, the Department of Justice announced the indictment of eight men from across the U.S. on charges of violations of the Lacey Act, a federal law that prohibits the trade in protected animal and plant species. The government claims in four separate indictments that the defendants— Petr Babenko, Felix Baravik, Dmitri Elitchev, Arkadiy Lvovskiy, […]

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Our firm represents former Magistrate Court Judge in federal investigation

February 21, 2013

Page Pate, Atlanta trial lawyer, represents former Murray County magistrate in federal investigation.

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Recent Federal Tax Fraud Prosecutions in Georgia

February 11, 2013

On Friday, two more Georgians were arrested on federal charges of wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and conspiracy to defraud the government stemming from an alleged tax fraud scheme. These arrests are just two of many recent tax fraud prosecutions in both federal and state courts in Georgia. Kevin Joseph Sonnier and Bernardo Davis, both […]

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Georgia’s Personal Care Homes Poorly Regulated, Often Dangerous

January 24, 2013

Last year, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution published a series of reports on what it called an epidemic of mistreatment and unhealthy conditions at personal home care facilities throughout the state, stemming largely from a lack of oversight by state and local authorities. According to the newspaper, a boom in growth of these facilities combined with a […]

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Metro Atlanta Physicians Facing Charges of Operating Alleged “Pill Mills”

January 17, 2013

This week, two physicians turned themselves in to federal authorities on charges stemming from an alleged drug distribution conspiracy. Federal prosecutors claim that the two men, Dr. William Richardson and Dr. Nevorn Askari, were involved in a conspiracy to distribute painkillers in metro Atlanta “pill mills.” The charges against the men include both conspiracy to […]

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