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Home > Press Room > Archived Releases > 2011

2011

12/23/2011
Justice Approves Georgia's Redistricting Plans

12/22/2011
Former Medicaid Claims Biller Indicted for Re-directing Medicaid Payments to His Personal Bank Account

12/19/2011
DeKalb County Physician Indicted for Using Medicaid Funds to Perform Abortions

12/16/2011
Sponsors of Cell Phone Robo-Call Legislation Drop Bill Following Letter from Attorneys General

12/15/2011
Alabama, Georgia Attorneys General Ask 11th Circuit to Stay Immigration Cases Pending the Supreme Court Decision In Arizona's Case

12/12/2011
Attorney General Olens Pleased with Supreme Court's Decision to Review Arizona's Immigration Law

12/12/2011
Medicaid Contractor Employee Indicted for Computer Theft

12/08/2011
Long County Woman Pleads Guilty to Forging State Health Insurance Eligibility Form

12/07/2011
Chattooga County Lawyer Fined $18K for Election Fraud

12/07/2011
Attorney General Sam Olens Joins 53 Other Attorneys General in Fight Against Robo-Calls to Cell Phones

12/05/2011
Brunswick Restaurant Owner Pleads Guilty to Tax Theft

12/01/2011
Attorney General Wins Fair Housing Act Case Against Putman County Landlord and Rental Agent

11/29/2011
Merck to Pay Over $15 Million to Settle Georgia Medicaid Claims Against Vioxx

11/28/2011
Atlanta OB-GYN and Former Staff Indicted for Medicaid Fraud

11/16/2011
Attorney General Sam Olens Urges FTC to Limit Alcohol Servings In Four Loko "Binge-In-A-Can" Settlement

11/14/2011
Four Men Indicted in Case Involving North Georgia Illegal Tobacco Trafficking Ring

11/14/2011
U.S. Supreme Court to Review Constitutionality of Federal Healthcare Law

11/07/2011
Attorney General Sam Olens Joins Fellow State Attorneys General in Urging the Federal Trade Commission to Tackle IT Theft

10/21/2011
State of Georgia Recovers Medicaid Funds as Part of Global Settlement with Pfizer, Inc.

10/12/2011
Atlanta Doctor Sentenced to Prison for Submitting Fraudulent Bills to Medicaid and Medicare

10/12/2011
Former Department of Driver Services Employee and Non-Resident Alien Plead Guilty to Scheming to Produce Fraudulent Driver Licenses

10/07/2011
DeKalb County Schools Speech Pathologist Pleads Guilty to Medicaid Fraud

10/06/2011
Georgia Seeks Federal Approval of Maps in Court

10/06/2011
Georgia Sues U.S. EPA to Challenge Costly Air Pollution Rule

09/28/2011
Georgia Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Review Federal Healthcare Law

09/16/2011
Fulton County Grand Jury Returns Indictment for Real Estate Fraud Scheme

09/14/2011
Co-Defendant in Jeff Davis County Medicaid Fraud Case Pleads Guilty

09/13/2011
Maxim Healthcare Services, Inc. Pays Georgia $1.4 Million as Part of Global Settlement to Resolve Allegations of Medicaid Fraud

09/08/2011
Former DFCS Employees Sentenced to Federal Prison for Stealing Over $500,000 in Food Stamps

09/07/2011
Execution Set for Troy Anthony Davis, Convicted of 1989 Murder of Savannah Police Officer

08/31/2011
Attorney General Sam Olens and 45 Attorneys General Demand Proof that Backpage.com Restricts Advertising for Sex Trafficking

08/31/2011
Jeff Davis County Substance Abuse Counselor Pleads Guilty to Medicaid Fraud

08/12/2011
Deal, Olens: Ruling 'a huge step toward victory'

08/10/2011
Former Georgia Driver Services Employee and DeKalb County Woman Indicted for Conspiring to Produce False I.D.s

08/04/2011
Former Georgia Tech Professor Indicted on Child Pornography Charges

07/25/2011
Woman Indicted for Forging State Health Insurance Eligibility Forms

07/20/2011
Georgia Files Brief Challenging Federal Healthcare Reform with 20 States in Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals

07/19/2011
Three More Former Department of Revenue Employees Plead Guilty to Credit Card Fraud

07/14/2011
Attorney General Sam Olens Releases Final Report on Outside Counsel Fees and Expenses for Fiscal Year 2011

07/06/2011
Execution Window Set for Andrew Grant DeYoung, Convicted of 1993 Murder of His Parents and Sister

07/05/2011
Attorney General Sam Olens to Appeal HB 87 Injunction

07/01/2011
Former DFCS Employees Plead Guilty to Stealing $600,000 in Food Stamps

06/30/2011
Former Department of Human Resources Employee Pleads Guilty to Theft of Child Support Payments

06/28/2011
Attorney General Sam Olens Applauds 11th Circuit Water Ruling as a Victory for Georgia

06/28/2011
Attorney General Sam Olens Issues Statement on Court's Order Concerning Phoebe Putney's Acquisition of Palmyra Park Hospital

06/27/2011
Attorney General Sam Olens Remains Committed to Defending HB 87

06/22/2011
Former Department of Revenue Employee Pleads Guilty to Credit Card Fraud

06/20/2011
U.S. Supreme Court Rules Against Judicial Policymaking on Climate Change

06/20/2011
Former Fulton County Department of Family and Children Services Employee Pleads Guilty in Gwinnett County Following Guilty Plea in Fulton County

06/14/2011
Georgia Receives Over $150,000 as Part of a Global Settlement with Pharmaceutical Manufacturer Novo Nordisk

06/10/2011
Two Men Indicted in Fulton County for Fraudulent Vehicle Emissions Testing

06/10/2011
Pharmaceutical Company Pays Georgia Over $894,000 as Part of a Global Settlement to Resolve Criminal and Civil Healthcare Fraud Allegations

06/09/2011
Georgia Files Amicus Brief with 16 States Opposing Unprecedented NLRB Action Stifling Job Creation in a Right-to-Work State

06/09/2011
Former Business Partners Plead Guilty to Racketeering for Fraudulently Profiting from the Sale of a Clayton County Home

06/08/2011
Georgia and 25 States Argue that Healthcare Law is Unconstitutional before 11th Circuit Court of Appeals

06/06/2011
Execution Set for Roy Blankenship, Convicted of 1978 Murder of Elderly Savannah Woman

06/03/2011
Former State Representative Pleads Guilty to Income Tax Evasion

06/03/2011
Former Fulton County Department of Family and Children Services Employee Pleads Guilty to Medicaid Fraud

06/02/2011
Attorney General Sam Olens Pledges to Defend HB 87 in Court

05/26/2011
Attorney General Sam Olens Asks Georgia Supreme Court to Reconsider Charter School Ruling

05/13/2011
Three Fannin County Business Owners Indicted for Tax Theft

05/12/2011
Cuthbert Medical Equipment Company Owner Indicted for Medicaid Fraud

05/05/2011
Gwinnett County Woman Pleads Guilty to Food Stamp Fraud

05/05/2011
Georgia Joins $44.3 Million Settlement with Pharmaceutical Company EMD Serono, Inc.

05/04/2011
Georgia Joins States Filing Response Brief with 11th Circuit Court of Appeals Challenging Healthcare Law

05/03/2011
Attorney General Sam Olens to Provide Open Government Compliance Training at Upcoming Savannah City Council Meeting

05/03/2011
Attorney General Sam Olens Provides Additional Information on SAAG Fees and Expenses

04/28/2011
Former Department of Human Resources Employee Indicted for Theft of Child Support Payments

04/20/2011
Attorney General's Office Files Joint Complaint with the Federal Trade Commission Seeking to Enjoin Phoebe Putney's Acquisition of Palmyra Park Hospital

04/18/2011
Final Conspirator in Georgia Tech GIFT Program Theft Pleads Guilty

04/13/2011
Former Department of Revenue Employee Pleads Guilty to Theft of Tax Payments Made by Georgia Taxpayers

04/13/2011
Former Georgia Department of Education Employee and Relatives Plead Guilty to Fraudulently Billing the State

04/12/2011
Former Georgia Tech Employee Pleads Guilty to Stealing Over $15,000 from the University

04/07/2011
DeKalb County Speech Pathologist Indicted for Medicaid Fraud

04/01/2011
Brunswick Restaurant Owner Indicted for Tax Theft

03/29/2011
Senate Passes HB 200 Combating Sex Trafficking

03/24/2011
Relative of a Former Georgia Tech Employee Pleads Guilty to Theft and Defrauding the University

03/24/2011
Ten Individuals Indicted for Mortgage Fraud in Atlanta

03/16/2011
Three Men Indicted for Elaborate Mortgage Fraud Scheme in Athens

03/10/2011
Sunshine Legislation Substitute Presented to the House Judiciary Committee

03/10/2011
Thomaston Pediatrician Pleads Guilty to Medicaid Fraud

03/09/2011
Georgia Defends Water Rights before the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

03/09/2011
Former Georgia Tech Professors Indicted for Defrauding the University

03/08/2011
Atlanta Doctor Indicted for Submitting False Medicaid and Medicare Claims

03/08/2011
Georgia Supreme Court Declares Voter ID Law Constitutional

03/03/2011
Attorney General Sam Olens Pleased that Judge Vinson Sets Deadline for Obama Administration to Appeal Healthcare Ruling

03/02/2011
Attorney General Sam Olens Commends House Vote to Crack Down on Sex Trafficking in Georgia

03/02/2011
Attorney General Sam Olens Applauds House Vote on Foreclosure Fraud Measure

02/28/2011
Attorney General Sam Olens Seeks to Strengthen and Clarify State Sunshine Laws

02/28/2011
Foreclosure Fraud Bill Passes Out of House Committee; Attorney General Unveils Mortgage and Foreclosure Webpage

02/22/2011
Father and Son Indicted for Mortgage Fraud in DeKalb County

02/22/2011
APS Healthcare Pays $13 Million to Settle Investigation into False Medicaid Claims

02/17/2011
Gwinnett County Woman Pleads Guilty to Residential Mortgage Fraud

02/14/2011
Attorney General Sam Olens Continues Commitment to Open Government by Leveraging Social Media

02/08/2011
St. Joseph's/Candler Health Systems To Pay $2.717 Million To Settle Investigation Into Medicaid Billing

02/08/2011
Georgia Files Amicus Brief in the United States Supreme Court with 22 States Opposing Judicial Policymaking on Climate Change

02/03/2011
Attorney General Olens Continues Commitment to Open Government By Making Information on Fees and Expenses Paid to Outside Counsel Available on the Law Department Website

02/03/2011
$448,000 in Fines and Restitution Ordered Against California Company That Violated Georgia's Debt Adjustment Laws

01/31/2011
Attorney General Olens and Governor Deal Applaud Ruling Striking Down Individual Mandate In Federal Healthcare Legislation

01/26/2011
Former Department of Revenue Employee Faces Second Indictment Over Theft of Tax Payments

01/24/2011
Owner of Henry County Treatment Center Pleads Guilty to Medicaid Fraud and Identity Fraud

01/24/2011
Former Fiscal Officer for Council on Development Disabilities Pleads Guilty To Theft and Forgery Charges

01/24/2011
Former Department of Revenue Employee Indicted for Stealing Tax Payments Made by Georgia Taxpayers

01/18/2011
Attorney General Sam Olens Joins Lawsuit Challenging Constitutionality Of Federal Healthcare Reform

01/13/2011
Execution Set For Emmanuel Hammond, Convicted Of Brutal 1988 Murder Of Preschool Instructor