The Justice Department announced this week that Japanese ink manufacturer Toyo Ink has reached an agreement with the government to settle allegations that the company evaded import duties on pigments it imported into the U.S. According to the government, between April 2002 and March 2010 Toyo Ink submitted falsified documents to the U.S. Customs and […]
Yesterday, a jury in Clayton County, Georgia returned “not guilty” verdicts on all seven counts of an indictment charging our client with child molestation, rape, aggravated sexual battery and other charges. Our client, a local businessman, had been falsely accused by a teenager of serious sex crimes. We thoroughly investigated the case and found that […]
On Monday, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported the indictment of two executives of a Lawrenceville company on federal charges of conspiracy to evade U.S. “anti-dumping” duties on paper produced in China and bribery of foreign officials. The company, Apego Inc., is a major supplier of lined notebook paper for schools. Federal prosecutors allege that executives of […]
Last month, a “patient broker” was sentenced to 18 months in prison for his part in a conspiracy to commit Medicare fraud that resulted in huge financial losses to the Medicare system. Jean-Luc Veraguas, who worked for a number of health care providers plead guilty in May, admitting that he accepted illegal kickbacks in exchange […]
Last week, a prominent Atlanta cancer treatment practice reached a settlement agreement with the Department of Justice to resolve allegations that it over-billed Medicare. Georgia Cancer Specialists is one of the largest oncology providers in the country and has 27 offices in Georgia. The company has not released a statement yet and though it has […]