D.C. Circuit Sides with Georgia and Invalidates Onerous EPA Regulation
August 21, 2012
Today, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the State of
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Statement by Attorney General Olens on 11th Circuit Immigration Ruling
August 20, 2012
Attorney General Sam Olens made the following statement regarding the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals’ ruling on HB 87,
Former Georgia Department of Labor Employee Charged with Bribery
August 14, 2012
On August 9, 2012, a Cobb County Grand Jury indicted former Department of Labor (DOL) employee Peter Brown on one count of Bribery O.C.G.A. 16-10-2(a)(2).
Former Medicaid Claims Biller Sentenced to Prison for Re-directing Medicaid Payments to His Personal Bank Account
July 31, 2012
Dimitrius Franks, of Fairburn, Georgia, pled guilty last week in Fulton County Superior Court to one count of Medicaid Fraud (O.C.G.A.
McKesson Agrees to Pay Georgia Medicaid Over $5 Million to Settle Allegations of Inflating Prescription Drug Costs
July 30, 2012
Attorney General Sam Olens has announced that the State of
Judge Sentences Two Defendants to Prison for Defrauding Georgia Medicaid of Over $200K
July 26, 2012
The former owner of Georgia Family Services, Inc. (GFSS), a Medicaid provider, and her employee will serve prison time for stealing over $220,000.00 from Georgia Medicaid.
Attorney General Sam Olens Joins Bi-Partisan Group of Attorneys General in Opposing Regulatory Overreach by the FCC
July 24, 2012
On Monday, July 23, 2012, Attorney General Sam Olens and a bi-partisan group of state attorneys general filed an amicus brief opposing a recent order by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), which vastly oversteps the commission’s statutory auth
Seven More Defendants Enter Guilty Pleas in Ongoing Prosecution of Tobacco Trafficking Ring
July 24, 2012
Seven additional defendants who were indicted for their role in an extensive tobacco trafficking ring have entered guilty pleas.
Former KSU Dean of Education College Receives Felony Conviction
July 23, 2012
On July 19, 2012, a Cobb County jury convicted former Kennesaw State University (KSU) Bagwell College of Education Dean Dr. Yiping Wan of two counts False Statements and Writings (O.C.G.A § 16-10-20).
Former Georgia Tech Student Pleads Guilty to Inflating Grades
July 18, 2012
Shayan Panjwani, a former Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) student, pled guilty today in Fulton County Superior Court to two counts of Computer Trespass (O.C.G.A.