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In The War Against Opioid Prescriptions, Health Care Providers Should Know Their Rights

Posted On Wednesday, June 6, 2018
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What Happened? In the past several years, the prescription and distribution of opioids have been increasingly scrutinized by federal and state law enforcement agencies, insurance companies, the...

Supreme Court Update – A “DIG” In Fifth Amendment Case City Of Hays, Kansas V. Vogt

Posted On Monday, June 4, 2018

What Happened? Back in February, I wrote on the blog about the Supreme Court oral argument in City of Hays, Kansas v. Vogt, which sought to address whether the government’s introduction of a...

Former Nurse Gets Stiff Sentence For Medicare Fraud

Posted On Friday, May 18, 2018

What Happened? On May 9, 2018, Joan Cicchiello, a 67-year-old former registered nurse, was sentenced in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania to 72 months’...

John Schwab Speaks On Opioid Enforcement

Posted On Monday, April 30, 2018
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On April 27, 2018, John Schwab spoke at The New York State Pain Society: 2018 Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions. Mr. Schwab presented on "Opioid Enforcement in 2018: DOJ, HHS,...

DOJ Rolls Out New Initiatives For Opioid Enforcement

Posted On Friday, April 27, 2018
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What Happened In mid-April, the Department of Justice announced several new initiatives in the war on opioid-related crime: On April 17, 2018, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that the...

A Quick Look At The President’s 2019 Budget Request For DOJ

Posted On Tuesday, April 17, 2018

What Happened President Trump requested $28 billion for the Department of Justice in his budget proposal for the 2019 fiscal year. The Rundown The request reemphasizes this...

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In The War Against Opioid Prescriptions, Health Care Providers Should Know Their Rights

Supreme Court Update – A “DIG” In Fifth Amendment Case City Of Hays, Kansas V. Vogt

Former Nurse Gets Stiff Sentence For Medicare Fraud

John Schwab Speaks On Opioid Enforcement

DOJ Rolls Out New Initiatives For Opioid Enforcement

A Quick Look At The President’s 2019 Budget Request For DOJ

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