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

Georgia has joined other states and the federal government to reach an agreement in principle with pharmaceutical manufacturer, UCB, Inc., to settle allegations of causing false or fraudulent claims for Keppra® to be submitted to the Medicaid program.

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Two Men Indicted in Fulton County for Fraudulent Vehicle Emissions Testing

Two Fulton County men have been indicted separately for assisting in the issuance of fraudulent emissions certificates. Arthur Alexander and Evan Hardy allegedly were involved in a scheme to issue passing emissions certificates for vehicles which could not pass the state emissions tests.

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

Former business partners Melvin Hullett and Antonio Lewis pled guilty yesterday in DeKalb County Superior Court to Racketeering, O.C.G.A. § 16-14-4(c), before Judge Courtney L. Johnson for their role in fraudulently profiting from the sale of a Clayton County home.

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

Attorney General Sam Olens announced today that Georgia has joined a bi-partisan, 16-state[1]coalition in filing an amicus brief opposing the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) recent action attempting to block a business' expansion

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

The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments today in the lawsuit filed by 26 states, including Georgia, and other plaintiffs challenging federal healthcare reform. Former United States Solicitor General Paul Clement argued on behalf of the States.

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

Georgia Attorney General Samuel S. Olens offers the following information in the case against Roy Blankenship, who is currently scheduled to be executed on June 23, 2011 at 7:00 pm.

Scheduled Execution

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Former Fulton County Department of Family and Children Services Employee Pleads Guilty to Medicaid Fraud

Valeriy Molokandov pled guilty today in Fulton County Superior Court to two counts of Medicaid Fraud (O.C.G.A. § 49-4-146.1(b)) before Judge Christopher S. Brasher.

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Former State Representative Pleads Guilty to Income Tax Evasion

Mary Jeanette Jamieson pled guilty today to two counts of Income Tax Evasion (O.C.G.A. § 48-7-5) before Judge Michael Johnson in Fulton County Superior Court.

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Attorney General Sam Olens Pledges to Defend HB 87 in Court

Attorney General Sam Olens released the following statement regarding the lawsuit filed today against the Governor, the Attorney General and other State officials challenging HB 87:

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Attorney General Sam Olens Asks Georgia Supreme Court to Reconsider Charter School Ruling

Attorney General Sam Olens has filed a Motion for Reconsideration with the Georgia Supreme Court in Gwinnett County School Distrtict, et. al., v. Georgia Department of Education, et. al. The Georgia Supreme Court recently declared the Charter School Commission unconstitutional.

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